A woman found herself throwing buckets of sewage from a window after plumbing issues caused wastewater to pour out of toilets and sinks.
Sigita Jur spent two days filling buckets with sewage to prevent it from flooding her home.
Her neighbour was also left battling with sewage flooding in council-owned flats as a result of the plumbing issue which was left unfixed for two days, Leeds Live reports.
Despite contacting the local council, Ms Jur and her neighbour claim they had to convince them the problem was urgent before someone was sent out to look at the plumbing.
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Speaking to Leeds Live, Ms Jur said she was forced to scoop water from her bathroom and kitchen sink into her toilet to prevent her floors flooding.
She added: "In my flat I had sewage coming in the bathroom and in the kitchen. The toilet at the beginning was blocked but at least nothing was coming out of it.
"In her [neighbour's] apartment, everything was coming out so her bath was full of sewage.
"Everything was coming through the toilet and through the kitchen sink. She didn't even have any chance to clean up and get rid of it, that's why she was using the window.
"I'm not joking, she's on the eighth floor and she had to get rid of the sewage through a window."
Eventually on Thursday afternoon, engineers arrived at Wortley Towers in Leeds to fix the issue and the women's ordeal was over.
"It's just too much," Ms Jur added. "She has two kids, a one-year-old and a six-year-old, then she had a C-section so she should not be lifting like that, the sewage through the window, all day and night non-stop.
"I have an elderly mum who has epilepsy and breathing conditions, so we've been dealing with a lot.
"We had to almost scream on every possible way to get something sorted out and to our surprise it's been sorted.
"I'm sorry but it could have been done before without screaming and without causing these issues and without affecting our health."
Leeds City Council has apologised for the delay in fixing the problem.
A spokesperson said: “Residents at Wortley Towers reported a blockage to the council and we were able to resolve this on Thursday, October 28, in the afternoon; a clean-up operation has followed to ensure that all damage and disturbance caused by the incident is put right.
"We are extremely sorry to all the residents who were effected and have spoken to those directly affected in person to offer our apologies and ensure that the disturbance to their homes has been satisfactorily put right.
"Unfortunately some delays did occur in resolving the blockage. We are reviewing the incident to ensure that we identify any lessons learned.”
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