Days after severe flooding in Trafford, residents are frustrated by the lack of aid and support, highlighting the disparity in relief efforts across Greater Manchester.
Three days since torrential downpours flooded their corner of Trafford , residents and businesses say they are still waiting for help to arrive. Across Greater Manchester, clean-up operations have been underway after widespread flooding on New Year's Day. At Meadow Mill in Stockport, where 400 residents were evacuated, street cleaners have been removing layers of mud and silt. Those living on the upper floors were left trapped and for a time the building could only be accessed by boat.
Rescue teams were scrambled to help residents from the converted 19th Century mill as water engulfed the car park. Yesterday morning (January 2), teams of electricity workers examined a nearby substation and scores of recovery trucks arrived to tow the vehicles away. But those living and working just a few miles up the road on Church Road in Flixton say they have been forced to sit and wait, watching as floodwater carries rubbish, 'used condoms', and sewage past their homes three days after the downpour.. A respite care facility and farm operating as kennels and cattery are among those left submerged. The properties, they say, were hit by ‘a tidal wave of water’ when the River Mersey burst its banks. “We’ve got condoms and poo floating round our properties, and it's been going on for three days,” said Jean O’Hara. The owner of the Fairways Respite Service. The manager of the Fairways homes, Rebecca Cole, told how she saw the water suddenly flood into the facility. “It happened in minutes,” she said. “It was like a tidal wave.' Today (January 3), Stretford and Urmston MP Andrew Western was also on the scene where there is still a lake of water across Church Road. He called on water company United Utilities to ‘take responsibility’ and help the residents the businesses. “I only found out about this today,” he said. “The residents have been left without power and access to their homes and we are in the third da
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