The deluge left dozens of homes and roads under water

The cash is part of the immediate flood recovery package announced by the Prime Minister.

Families made homeless by the floods in the Longlevens area of Gloucester also met local agencies on Friday to discuss the package and quiz local agencies.

Gloucestershire County Council has now set up a scrutiny inquiry to look at what happened during the floods.

It will also consider how the agencies responded and what lessons can be learned for the future.

Severn Trent Water is also investigating a fault with a pumping station which it said may have added to the problems.

'House prices'

Councillor Kathy Williams said: "We had a constructive meeting with residents.

"All of the agencies involved attended and resident representatives presented their questions and concerns.

"Residents, local councils and all agencies are committed to working together to learn from the extreme events."

Kelly Bond, whose family has had to move into temporary accommodation until the end of the year, has called for a full investigation to be carried out by each authority.

"[I want] to find out what went wrong, what can be done about it in the future and ultimately what's going to happen to our house prices," she said.

"If the Environment Agency keep it now as a moderate flood plain, saying it's now a moderate risk, we're not going to sell our homes."