Buttercross Lane的洪水因排水系统失灵而恶化,使居民害怕危险,尽管没有立即解决。 Flooding on Buttercross Lane, worsened by a failing drainage system, leaves residents fearing danger despite no immediate fix.

威特尼巴特克罗斯巷 （Buttercross Lane） 的居民警告说，在 2025 年至少发生五次洪水（包括 11 月 10 日的一起重大事件）之后，洪水将反复发生，称其为“定时炸弹”。 Residents of Buttercross Lane in Witney warn recurring flooding, calling it a "ticking time bomb" after at least five floods in 2025, including a major incident on November 10. 12年之久的渗透性砖排水系统保养不良,无法处理降雨问题,导致水池积水,耗时数日排水,危及老年居民,破坏财产。 The 12-year-old permeable brick drainage system, poorly maintained, fails to handle rainfall, causing water to pool and take days to drain, endangering elderly residents and damaging property. 尽管反复提出投诉,并提出修复 Queen Emma's Dyke 的排水问题, 牛津郡议会表示目前还没有快速解决方案, 需要长期规划和设计水道, 资金和实施仍在等待. Despite repeated complaints and a proposed fix involving a drain to Queen Emma’s Dyke, Oxfordshire County Council says no quick solution exists, citing the need for long-term planning and design work on soakaways, with funding and implementation still pending.