IT IS a stinking nightmare they hoped they would never have to go through again.

But for the third time in just six weeks a Hampshire neighbourhood has woken to the sickening sight of foul sewage flowing down their street.

Residents were filled with dread as they were woken in the early hours by gurgling noises from their sinks, an all too familiar sound for those living in Fair Oak Road, Eastleigh.

Overnight downpours once again caused havoc with the streets sewage system, resulting in brown silt flooding gardens and driveways, forcing homeowners to put up with a pungent stench.

But with more rain forecast for the next few days, residents fear the nightmare will continue and are calling Southern Water to take immediate action to end it once and for all.

Residents first found themselves ankle-deep in human waste last month and two pensioners were stranded in their home for two days after discovering two tonnes of sewage outside their front door.

Then eight days later the flow of foul waste plagued the neighbourhood again, with gardens and garages swimming in up to 3ft of sewage, including sanitary products and dirty nappies.

Despite visits from Southern Water after calls from residents, the problem has not been fixed and the sewers once again flooded yesterday.

One resident, David Green, 61, said: “We cannot believe this is still being allowed to happen.We were woken at 4am with the sound of the sinks gurgling and when we hear that, we know what’s coming.

“It’s just a nightmare. We are all avoiding the use of showers, washing machines and toilets because we know as soon as we flush that it will just pour out into our gardens.

“Something needs to be done.

We want to know what they are going to do to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”

Maria Harrison from Southern Water confirmed the drainage team helped with the clean-up yesterday morning and that they will be taking action.

She added: “We apologise to and sympathise with residents in the Fair Oak Road area who experienced sewer flooding during heavy rainfall. Our sewers were simply overwhelmed by high volumes of storm water.

“We are in the process of undertaking some significant refurbishment work at nearby Bishopstoke pumping station.

“In the long term, we have also identified additional work and that project is included in our application to industry regulator Ofwat for funding for the period 2010-2015.”