A FAMILY is overwhelmed with the kind-hearted response of the community after their house was flooded. Kath Beresford, a retired nurse who lives in Broughton, was shocked to discover the bottom floor of her house was inundated with water following a burst pipe under the road. Within one hour the water had risen four inches to above the skirting boards and filtered through her house. Mrs Beresford, who lost her husband just eight weeks ago, described the situation as a nightmare . The 64-year-old said: It s been awful. I ve never been flooded in my life. I felt really frightened. I just wanted my husband - he would have known what to do.