Oxford City Council said it will prevent flooding which has plagued a block of elderly people's flats.

A second resident was moved out of Knights House, an Oxford City Council home for the elderly in Harold White Close, Risinghurst, which was damaged by floods over the weekend.

As reported in the Oxford Mail, flats were flooded after heavy rainwater cascaded down Shotover Hill into Risinghurst, while the occupants slept on November 16.

Three of the 26 flats were flooded, despite attempts by the duty warden to stop the flow with sandbags.

The two worst hit residents have been moved into emergency accommodation.

It was the second time this year the flats have been flooded -- the problem is being blamed on blocked drains.

Two years ago a burst water main was to blame for similar flooding.

Karen Turner, the council's housing services manager, said: "Our first priority was our tenants. We have now found them temporary accommodation. We are now concentrating on cleaning up the flats and finding out what is causing the flooding.

"After the previous flooding the drains were thoroughly cleaned. We now think there may be more serious problems with the drainage system and are seeking advice from an officer from our civil engineering division.

"We are committed to finding a solution to this problem as we know how distressing the flooding is for residents."

Mobile warden Carol Wightman helped reassure the residents as waters rose to almost waist height.

She said: "It was like a huge river coming down into the road from Shotover Hill straight into the flats. I was called back from some other flats in Barton to help. I put black bin bags over my legs and waded through the water to get to the residents."

Businesses in Weston-on-the-Green, near Bicester are counting the cost of clearing up after freak floods at a business park. Fire crews spent more than five hours pumping out water from units off Northampton Road on November 16.