of the country's biggest ever policing operations. nearly 80,000 homes in england and wales are still cut off from power supplies in the wake of storm eunice. the south west and the south east are likely to be the last to be reconnected, and now another storm, franklin, is on its way. james reynolds reports. in south manchester, the environment agency has issued a "risk to life" flood warning. it will evacuate hundreds of homes in the east didsbury area. pravin and his son have come out to check the water level for themselves. our house is just pretty much on the edge of the river, so we're probably at quite high risk of flooding if there is any — hopefully not. in the west of england, more than 20,000 properties remain without power. thank you so much.