Flood defences prepared for Storm Christoph
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January 23, 2021
LONDON: Preparations are under way for further wet weather next week after homes were flooded following days of heavy rain caused by Storm Christoph, the Environment Secretary has said.
Care home residents were among those evacuated due to floods in several areas across the North West, while in Wales, a helicopter crew rescued a family trapped in their home due to fast-flowing floodwater.
Two severe flood warnings – meaning danger to life – were in place at midday on Friday for the River Dee at Farndon and the Lower Dee Valley from Llangollen to Trevalyn Meadows.Storm Christoph is now set to give way to colder winter weather this weekend as rainfall begins to ease, according to the Met Office.
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AN elderly couple evacuated from a flooded retirement village are now safely settled with their family whilst other residents have been moved to a hotel. Geoff Enright, 94, and wife Rose, 87, were among around 50 residents rescued by firefighters from Weaver Court yesterday after it was cut off with no heating or power by Storm Christoph.
Rose and Geoff Enright celebrating Geoff s 93rd birthday
Rose and Geoff Enright celebrating Geoff s 93rd birthday Residents and staff were ferried in dingies to Memorial Court whilst a multi-agency crisis team found them emergency accommodation. Anxious families had waited all day to find out what was happening as their loved ones were stranded inside the care home, where all the telephone lines were down.
Grandfather in hospital after ingesting sewage water following Storm Christoph flooding Colin Drury © Provided by The Independent
A grandfather has been rushed to hospital after swallowing sewage water when his Chester home was flooded.
Chris Spencer and wife Marlene were forced to flee their house when it was submerged amid Storm Christoph’s downpours.
But as the 70-year-old was making his escape amid the filthy knee-high water, he fell over and swallowed some.
He was taken to the Countess of Chester Hospital overnight before being discharged at around 7am on Thursday morning.
His granddaughter, Alex Roberts, who went to help, said: “He had hypothermia as well because he was so cold so he had to go to hospital and while we were trying to take him out of the water I swallowed some sewage water as well so I had to get antibiotics from the hospital too.
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Video report by ITV News Correspondent Rebecca Barry
There could be further flooding over the weekend after Storm Christoph wreaked havoc in parts of the UK, the Environment Agency warned.
Around 400 properties across the country have been flooded so far.
Care home and retirement home residents evacuated in several areas across the North West, while in Wales a helicopter crew rescued a family trapped in their home due to fast-flowing floodwater.
The Environment Agency for England is warning of exceptionally high river levels following days of heavy rainfall.
Environment Secretary George Eustice speaking about the flooding defences in Northwich
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