Homeowners have been left devastated after seeing their houses flood for the third time in just two weeks. 

Charlotte Burch and her partner Daniel live in Foxglove Avenue in Needham Market, which was hit badly by floods on October 20 during Storm Babet. 

The pair awoke to find their downstairs rooms flooded, and had to seek temporary accommodation at the nearby Beacon Hill Travelodge. 

East Anglian Daily Times: The pair have been pumping water out of their homeThe pair have been pumping water out of their home (Image: Charlotte Bond)

East Anglian Daily Times: Their downstairs rooms have been left floodedTheir downstairs rooms have been left flooded (Image: Charlotte Bond)

However, the pair have suffered further flood damage twice more since - including during Storm Ciarán on Thursday.

"It's been absolutely devastating to experience it three times in two weeks," said Ms Burch.

In a bid to alleviate the issues, a friend of Mark Stannard's, a neighbour, dug a ditch behind their homes to try to prevent flood running off the field behind Foxglove Avenue. 

East Anglian Daily Times: Homeowners were pictured clearing flood water from Foxglove Avenue during Storm BabetHomeowners were pictured clearing flood water from Foxglove Avenue during Storm Babet (Image: Charlotte Bond)

East Anglian Daily Times: They created a ditch behind their homes to prevent floodingThey created a ditch behind their homes to prevent flooding (Image: Charlotte Bond)

However, the attempt was short-lived, as they discovered on Thursday morning.

Ms Burch added: "The whole ditch filled up and the mud just disintegrated. It came flooding through the fence again, filled up the whole garden and came in through the patio doors."

After Storm Babet, the couple were relocated temporarily to a nearby Travelodge, but returned to their house on Wednesday. 

East Anglian Daily Times: The couple with their neighbour, Mark StannardThe couple with their neighbour, Mark Stannard (Image: Charlotte Bond)

Mr Stannard, who has lived in the road for 29 years, says while he has been hit by the floods three times since Storm Babet, he does not want to leave his home.

He said: "I won't leave. I know I can't do anything as you're helpless, but I feel as though I need to be here.

"I feel as though you are protective towards your own property and you need to do what you can to alleviate the problems. 

"If your neighbours want help, we try to help each other. If you're 30 or 40 miles away in a hotel you can't do that."