FIFE Council has come under fire following severe flooding throughout the Kingdom over the weekend.

Many communities were once again badly hit by torrential downpours last week, leaving many streets and parks submerged in flood water.

There has been significant anger in Benarty in particular, following the Ballingry cemetery being flooded where dramatic photos showed freshly laid wreaths floating away from gravesides.

One local told the Times the council said last year that the flooding was a "once in 100 years" event.

He said: "The council just recently said when it had bad flooding it's one of these once in 100yrs floods. Well we certainly know it isn't that for sure now.

"Some people blame it on all the trees getting cut down on Benarty Hill or new housing estates going up in the area. But in the end, no matter what's causing it won't take it away that's for sure.

"We want a full survey of drainage from the surrounding area to the burns or pipes that eventually take the water away."

Many took to social media to vent their frustration at the images shown.

Allan Guild posted: "This is not acceptable most of the village has loved ones here. This has to be addressed by the local councillors fighting our disbelief that it's happening again."

Another said: "Fife Council should be ashamed of the way they are treating our area. They already know about the constant flooding in the area and the craters of potholes in all of our streets and do nothing to get them sorted. Think Benarty should be renamed The Forgotten Village."

One woman contacted the Times after her elderly mother's home was once again under threat from the flood waters – just months after her carpets were destroyed by a storm.

Despite a sinkhole being repaired recently, water surrounded the woman's house in Kirktoun Park on Thursday night, causing the 84-year-old a great deal of worry and distress.

Fife Council told the Times in a statement that they are doing "all they can" to minimise flooding.

Derek Crowe, senior manager, said: "Our teams have been out since yesterday afternoon delivering sandbags and supporting communities. We're doing all we can to minimise the risk of further flooding clearing gullies and drains, checking water levels, and shoring up any weak points.

"In areas where we know flooding has been an issue in the past, we are on hand to provide extra help and support and we'll be closely monitoring these areas over the weekend.

"Following the severe flooding events last year, the council is working through the large list of recorded flooding sites, carrying out detailed investigations and developing solutions within available budgets where possible.

"Working in partnership with Scottish Water we're tackling some identified capacity problems. This is a significant task and is being taken forward with update reports to be presented to committee later this year."

Fife Council also issued a statement regarding the flooding at Ballingry cemetery.

​Bereavement services manager Liz Murphy commented: "The heavy rain over the past few days has unfortunately led to areas of the cemetery being flooded.

"We're working to clear a drainage issue which seems to be causing the problem and find a longer term solution to prevent this happening in the future."