Hide tides have flooded Mill Creek Lane under several inches of water and according to one eyewitness it has been the worst flooding he has seen.

Despite no recent rain, the creek flooded earlier this week, prompting calls for work to be carried out by Works and Engineering to stop the problem.

Arthur Hurst, who lives near Mill Creek, said that the flooding was the worst he had seen and added: "All my life, I've never seen the canal that high. It stinks like the devil."

Mr. Hurst said he has been calling Works and Engineering about the problems since last year. "They say 'they're coming, they're coming, they're coming'. I haven't seen anybody around here."

Bermuda Forwarders President and representative of the businesses in the area Toby Kempe believes the problem may be due to a damaged sluice.

"The sluice gate must be jammed or malfunctioning, because it didn't flood like this in June," said Mr. Kempe.

While his business has not been affected by the flooding, he is concerned that retailers in the area might be losing customers.

"Works and Engineering were supposed to start working on this about three years ago. I've been chasing them down religiously for everyone in the area."

Mr. Kempe said earlier in the summer, he spoke to Works and Engineering officials, who told him that work on Mill Creek Lane was scheduled to start once the work on Woodlands Road is complete.

"Since last summer they did a lot of work clearing the flow, but if you dig the harbour ten feet deeper, the water isn't going to drop. Water has a level," said Mr. Kempe.

A Works and Engineering spokesperson said yesterday that work on the canal is "a continuing project."

"The work has never really stopped," said the spokesman.