A MOTHER-of-one has been flooded out of her home after thieves stole copper pipes and a water tank from an upstairs flat.
Tracey Morton said her house had been "devastated" by a deluge from the property above, with the total cost of the clean-up running into thousands of pounds.
She said her son Ryan, 16, opened the front door last week to find the ceilings bulging and torrents of water gushing down the walls – drenching electrical equipment and furniture.
He called his mother, who rushed home from work to her devastated home in Bevan Road, Dalkeith.
"It was just horrendous," she said. "All I could see was water coming through the ceiling and down the light fittings. The kitchen, bathroom and hall were completely drenched".
