LOCALS say they have been bit by a rat infestation as an alleged result of residents lobbing food out of their windows.
Folk in Poole, Dorset have claimed that some tenants at Sterte Court are dropping the trash which then triggered a rodent congregation outside.
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BNPSIt is claimed that people living on the upper floors of Sterte Court are lobbing food scraps from their windows[/caption]
BCP Council, which owns the building, has told residents that they have laid out several booby traps to snag the rats, Bournemouth Echo reported.
A letter from BCP Homes said: “Individuals are throwing food from their windows in addition to leaving food on the ground attracting more vermin onto the estate.”
Hazel Colley, who lives on the fifth floor at Sterte Court, revealed that her daughter has laid eyes on one of the rodents.
She said: “The trouble is, some people who live here throw their food out of the windows. I was out earlier this month picking up food around the ground.
“I can’t complain about the council because they are doing what they can to address it.
“But once the rats have taken hold, it’s difficult to get rid of them.”
Meanwhile, mum Joanne says she has routinely encountered the creatures since she moved in to her flat three years ago.
“One time food actually hit my daughter,” she said.
“Another time she almost picked one up.
“Rats are coming through the doors because people leave the rubbish. I’ve reported it before.”
A BCP Council spokesman has reassured residents that steps are being taken to deal with the problem, including regular visitors by a pest control contractor.
“We understand the distress that this will cause and would encourage residents to report any sightings of rodents and to ensure that the public areas are kept free of food waste,” a spokesperson said.
“New bins have been provided in the communal waste storage areas and update letters have been sent to all residents with guidance and advice.
“We continue to monitor the situation.”
RAT OUTTA HELL
It comes as neighbours say they are facing a “massive rat infestation” — with rats jumping out of bins and appearing in toilet pans.
Tenants and homeowners on Summerhill Road, Drumchapel, claim rodent sightings have increased exponentially since Glasgow City Council general waste bin collections reduced to just one every three weeks in 2020 and 2021.
Moira Berry, 59, told GlasgowLive: “I’ve had them in my garden, and last week one came up the toilet at 5am. I’ve caught two myself in a trap. It’s ever since this bin situation.”
Bins are overflowing on Summerhill Road, with still more than a week to go until the next general waste bin collection.
Resident Amy Stuart, 41, said: “The bins are shocking. Ever since the bin schedule was changed, the rats have come out in force.”
Rat holes can be seen up and down the row of homes, which lies across from a children’s play park.
Bin strike chaos with rats the size of CATS & desperate locals swarming lorries to offload their rotting rubbish
BIN strikes have triggered chaos with “rats the size of cats” infesting mounds of rubbish – with “no end in sight”.
Manic scenes unfolded along the leafy streets of Mosely, in Birmingham, today as residents hit out over the lack of refuse collection.
A bin lorry was swarmed by so many people it sparked enough concern from a local councillor to call the police.
Residents arrived carrying bursting black bags full to the rim in a desperate bid to ditch them.
As reported by the BBC, others were seen sprinting down the road with their bins.
Some residents pulled up with cars full of rubbish, which was then dumped out on the street.
West Midlands Police said two people have been arrested this week amid the strikes.
The force shut down the collection early today as chaos ensued and the lorry reached its limit.
It comes amid a clash between waste collector’s union Unite and Birmingham City Council over the scrapping of a “safety-critical role” and pay cuts has led to indefinite strikes.
But overflowing bins have caused utter carnage, with disruption set to “worsen”.
One resident told MailOnline they haven’t been able to get rid of their rubbish for two weeks.
“Everybody is in the same boat and desperate to get rid of their waste,” she added.
Another told the BBC on Wednesday: “People who aren’t residents are parking up and leaving rubbish outside of my house.
“It was very noisy with people honking, it wouldn’t be a problem if they were doing it in a decent way but the people who came here didn’t care.”
As locals, workers and shoppers desperately try to avoid the vermin-hit streets, cabbie Abid Hussain said: “The garbage is piling up, the vermin are coming out. It is disgusting!
“The city is filthy, it stinks. It is a health issue and the situation will only get worse.”
The driver of 32 years slammed authorities for allowing Britain’s second biggest city to “go to the rats.”
Abid, speaking exclusively to The Sun, sighed: “It should never have come to this. People are terrified to come out.
“No one wants to see rats scurrying around all the un-emptied bins and the rubbish dumped in streets, alleyways and gardens.
“It is a terrible advert for the city where I have worked for more than three decades. I am a barometer for Birmingham and this is the worst it gets.”
Rodents likened to be “the size of cats” have been sighted by residents scurrying around vast piles of garbage that have built up since the start of the year.
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