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Over 5.2 million homes and businesses in England are currently at risk from flooding.

A major incident has been declared in Greater Manchester as Storm Christoph is set to bring widespread flooding, gales and snow to parts of the UK. People are being urged to prepare as an amber weather warning for rain was issued by the Met Office for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for central northern England, affecting an area around Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield, stretching down to Peterborough. As of 6:30pm on Tuesday, there are 21 flood warnings, meaning that flooding is exp...

Weather warnings are in place across the North East from the start of Tuesday until Thursday

UK weather: ‘Major incident’ declared as Storm Christoph barrels towards country April Roach UP NEXT A major incident has been declared in South Yorkshire as Storm Christoph is set to bring widespread flooding, gales and snow to parts of the UK. Forecasters have issued an amber weatherwarning for Tuesday and Wednesday for central northern England.  The warning says there is a “danger to life” due to fast-flowing or deep floodwater and a “good chance some communities ...

By Press Association 2021 A major incident has been declared in South Yorkshire as Storm Christoph is set to bring widespread flooding, gales and snow to parts of the UK. People are being urged to prepare as an amber weather warning for rain was issued by the Met Office for Tuesday to Thursday for central northern England, affecting an area around Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield and stretching down to Peterborough. It has led to a major in...

"Fast flowing or deep floodwater is likely" (Image: GETTY) Catherine Wright, the agencies acting executive director for flood and coastal risk management, said: “That rain is falling on very wet ground and so we are very concerned that its a very volatile situation and we are expecting significant flooding to occur on the back of that weather. “If you do need to evacuate then that is allowed within the Covid rules the Government has.” Both amber and yellow weather warnings remain in place...

Some communities may become cut off, say forecasters

A major incident has been declared in South Yorkshire as Storm Christoph is set to bring widespread flooding, gales and snow to parts of the UK.

Major incident declared as Storm Christoph heads for UK There are warnings of widespread flooding, gales and snow Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Sign up to our free newsletter for the top North Wales stories sent straight to your e-mail Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up now! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or...

The Environment Agency has told councils to plan for possible flooding, amid the prospect of torrential rain and melting snow.