A WOMAN says she has been left too afraid to go away her flat after an invasion of big rats.
Brenda Smith, who lives in a multi-story constructing in Glasgow, claims dozens of rodents are roaming about her communal backyard day and evening.
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She says the ordeal has left her “residing in hell” and too scared to go away her flat on Earl Avenue.
Brenda even stopped taking the bins out after one of many rodents ran over her foot.
And the 65-year-old claims cleaning staff are refusing to empty bins from the again of the property.
She informed Glasgow Stay: “I’m frightened to take the bin out and at all times take a follow me and make a noise when I’m going into the bins as a result of they’re consistently within the bins.
“I went out one afternoon to place my bin out they usually ran over my toes, that’s the final time I went and now go away it to Edward.
“A few of them are large and others are tiny, they’re having infants on a regular basis. You possibly can’t sit out since you are scared. It’s completely terrifying.
“I can’t go away my window open in case they arrive into my home. I prefer to sleep with the window open however can’t. It’s like residing in hell.”
Linda is urging Glasgow Metropolis Council to sort out the problem and put down extra poison to cease the rodents.
She fears they’re getting into the backyard by way of holes within the close by shrubbery.
She added: “We have been final month informed they will transfer the bins as a result of the bin males are refusing to empty the bins from the again. We have been informed the bins are going across the entrance and they will put poison in all places however that didn’t occur.
“They’re getting the grass cutters to take the bins to the entrance for the bin males to empty after which they are going to take them again.
“They should come out and reduce all this shrubbery within the embankment again. There are holes the place you possibly can see the rats popping out of, they should deal with it.
“We pay council tax for the bins however the males gained’t come and gather them, it’s a joke.
“I really feel let down and dissatisfied, we have been informed they have been going to get all this sorted. It may cost a bit of cash however we pay our council tax and are entitled to a bit again from them.”
A Glasgow Metropolis Council spokesperson mentioned the native authority is working to resolve the issue.
They declare the bins have been left in a poor situation resulting in the problems.
The spokesperson added: “We’re conscious of this case and we now have been working carefully with the native housing affiliation to deal with the issue.
“Again courts alongside this a part of Earl Avenue are linked collectively and sadly among the bin areas have been stored in poor situation, which has attracted rats into the communal space in the hunt for meals.
“Intensive bait has been laid down, bin areas have been cleaned and housing affiliation workers will transfer bins to the road for assortment, which can assist to maximise the effectiveness of the pest management measures in place.
“Because the meals provide of the rats is being disrupted, rats have gone into different elements of the backyard in the hunt for meals and could also be extra seen for a time whereas the bait takes impact.
“We are going to proceed to watch this case carefully together with the housing affiliation till the problems are resolved.”
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