Pool of water under spare tire/holes next to rear struts, What do? Options

[mmmchocolate]

So...I was vacuuming my car, as i have not driven it in a few months (being at school), only to discover i have a few pretty extensive pools of water in the hatch.

What could have caused this?

I thought at first, maybe condensation, as the car has been sitting all winter/spring.
But there is a LOT of water.

I found the a plug under the spare tire. but for the two pockets on either side of the trunk, how do i drain that water?

I'm about to use a dirt/water vacuum to remove it, but my question was, how do i stop this?

TL:DR

How do i stop water from getting into my trunk?

[mkernz22]

The weather stripping on the hatch also could have gone. It happened with one of the parts cars I got. You could barely notice it because the glass looked fine, but if you pushed up on it, it would move up and down creating a gap for the water to get through.

This post has been edited by mkernz22: Jun 12, 2011 - 5:22 PM