00:00New details are expected as the inquest opens into the deaths of Liverpool couple Elaine and Philip Marko.
00:07The Markos, who were well-respected members of the city's Jewish community,
00:11died after their car became submerged by flood water in a section of Queen's Drive in Mosley Hill in August 2023.
00:18It happened just days before their 54th wedding anniversary.
00:22An inquest into their deaths was opened shortly after the incident and then adjourned.
00:25Now, as the full inquest begins, attention is turning again to how the tragedy could have happened.
00:31An independent report commissioned by Liverpool City Council with engineering firm Mott MacDonald
00:37concluded that flooding on the road was caused because the sewer network could not cope with heavy rainfall.
00:44Members of the public reported a plume of water gushing from the sewer's inspection chamber
00:49where the manhole cover had blown, causing water levels to rise extremely quickly.
00:53The report said the force of the water created an almost tidal effect within the flood.
00:58Hydraulic modelling carried out by United Utilities found that surcharging of the sewer network
01:03during heavy rainfall was the primary cause of the flooding
01:06and that the combined sewer network could not cope with the volume of water falling in a short period.
01:13Since the fatal incident, Liverpool City Council has installed sensors to detect rising water levels
01:19along with CCTV signage and road barriers.
01:22The report recommended United Utilities, the council and Network Rail work together to find permanent solutions
01:27to reduce both the frequency and the impact of flooding in the area.
01:31The family of Philip and Elaine previously said the only comfort following the tragedy
01:36was that the devoted couple were together to the end
01:39and friends described them as kind and generous.
01:42So, protective equipment for the ceiling are almost idle now,
01:51and we thank the social distancing when he takes place.
01:52So, today, we were told that the leader of the work of the police are indeed
01:53and we are made sure that the safety of the police are in a long period of time
01:54that the police are out of order only barely able to come out of an enemy's act.
01:55We are a member of the police officers who rare that the police are out of that
01:57when the police are a team meeting or the police are needed.
01:59And we start to put a constructive meeting right now,
02:00and we start to recognise the public department now.
02:02We'll see you again as a result of the public's work that the police officers
02:03and we'll see you again and look forward to the police officers.
02:05We'll see you again as a result of the police officer who's here
02:06in the past, and we'll discuss.
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