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Manchester flooding: Thousands of homes told to evacuate as River Mersey surges with more severe flood warnings in place It comes as heavy rain and snow continued to fall across England and Wales, with many rivers at “dangerously high levels”, the Environment Agency said Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscri...

Residents in East Didsbury, West Didsbury and Northenden areas of Greater Manchester were told to leave their homes on Wednesday night because of rising water levels, the city council said.

Storm Christoph: Thousands of properties being evacuated due to flooding  |  Updated: 22:40, 20 January 2021 Some 2,000 properties in Greater Manchester will be evacuated overnight due to flooding caused by Storm Christoph, the city council said. Police and firefighters were working with Manchester City Council to evacuate homes in East Didsbury, West Didsbury and Northenden on Wednesday evening. People have also been asked to leave their homes in parts of Ruthin, North Wales, and Maghull in Merseyside due to rising floodwaters. It comes as heavy rain and snow continues to fall across Engla...

Properties evacuated overnight due to Storm Christoph flooding fears Updated: January 21, 2021, 10:25 am Gabrielle Burns-Smith erects a road closed sign on Warrington Lane on the outskirts of Lymm in Cheshire (Joe Giddens/PA) Flood defences “served their purpose” and kept properties in Manchester dry overnight after hundreds of residents were told to leave their homes because of Storm Christoph. Almost 200 flood warnings remained in place across England on Thursday morning, with four “severe” warnings – meaning danger to life – issued for the North West. Residents in East Didsbury...

BBC News Published media captionStorm Christoph causes flooding over Didsbury and Northenden Thousands of homes narrowly escaped serious flooding as river levels came "within centimetres" of breaching defences in Manchester. The Environment Agency said flood basins on the River Mersey in Didsbury came "very close" to being overwhelmed. People evacuated from 2,000 homes overnight have been told they can return after river levels started to recede. A major incident declared by Greater Manchester Police has been stood down.­ "The latest update we have received has suggested that we are past the...