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Storm Christoph: Pensioners rescued by boat as retirement village hit by flooding and power cut
The group of 45 pensioners, some of them in their mid-nineties, wore face masks and attempted to adhere to social distancing rules
21 January 2021 • 8:00pm
After being dragged through Northwich town centre, which was underwater and completely impassable by car, the residents walked onto an inflatable jetty and into care at Brio leisure centre, where they were given hot drinks and refreshments
Credit: REUTERS/Phil Noble
Dozens of elderly residents at a retirement village in Cheshire were evacuated by emergency services in a dramatic mission on Thursday afternoon, after Storm Christoph flooded their homes and left them stranded without electricity and heating.