A family in Wigan, England, displaced by a New Year's Day flood, has vowed never to return to their home. The flooding caused significant damage and the family had to be rescued by boat.
A family rescued by boat on New Year's Day during a flood that inundated a street in the Platt Bridge area of Wigan have vowed: 'We’re not going back.' Michael Abram, wife Stacy and their three children Jack, aged two, Jake, 10 and Bethany, 12, floated to safety in a fire service dinghy as water more than four feet deep flooded their terraced home on Templeton Road early on January 1.
The children’s Christmas presents were ruined in the flood and firefighters were able to save the ashes of both Michael’s parents who passed away within a few weeks of each other in 2024. After being ferried to safety in a nearby McDonald’s, they were later put up in hotel accommodation but are now staying in a temporary home in Ince as they figure out how they are going to rebuild a home. “We’re not going back to Templeton Road,” said HGV driver Michael, 46. “The road was flooded 10 years ago - before we lived there - and it nearly happened three years ago. “We’re not going to take the chance that this could happen again.” He said the family had settled into the temporary accommodation well, including Jake who has autism and attends a special school in Atherton. “He’s back at school now as are the other children and we’re doing fine,' he added. 'I was brought up in Platt Bridge and have lived there all my life. It’s a close community and we got on really well with our neighbours. “We all got on well and we all look after each other. But our house is rented, so we will not be moving back. We are looking for somewhere else to live.” The houses in Templeton Road are still in darkness with the families moved out into temporary accommodation as the drying process is ongoing. Makerfield MP Josh Simons has launched a JustGiving page to raise cash for the families of the 20 houses that were affected by the floods. So far it has reached nearly £3,000. He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: 'We set an initial target of £1,000, but got there in four hours. So we raised it to £
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