Penryn homes flooding at Little Treluswell in heavy rain

Yesterday a sink hole opened up in one of the back gardens at the hamlet of Little Treluswell off the B3292 into Penryn and today homes at the entrance to the settlement were flooded.

Inhabitants have pulled together and are providing those affected with tea and buns. Falmouth Fire Service have also been in attendance and is helping to pump out the homes that are flooded.

Residents say it is the tenth time this year that homes in Little Treluswell have been flooded. One of the residents said it was the third time their home had flooded in four days.

One of the residents told the Packet: "I feel is heartwarming is just how the community of Treluswell come together to help each other."

People have been struggling to keep the water out (Image: Supplied)

A sinkhole has opened up in one of the gardens (Image: Supplied)

One resident said it was the third time their home had been flooded in four days (Image: Facebook)

"As a community we have obviously sort help from the relevant authorities, but we have also taken direct action, cleaning drains, culverts and vegetation," said the resident.

"What I find particularly encouraging is just how this sort of miserable event galvanises people, they become social, they become more human.

"Today, with the fire services we assisted in the pumping out of the flooded houses, one octogenarian resident was serving flasks of tea and coffee from her car, another was unblocking drains with their bare hands.

"Everyone else bestowed a 'come on let's get it done attitude'. I think this 'community spirit' is amazing and something worth celebrating and preserving."

Residents say they have now experienced ten major flood incidents in the past six months with  3ft of mud and water in the living rooms of the cottages and say now the water has created a sink hole that may threaten the stability of the B3292.