Heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding in Greater Manchester on New Year's Day, leading to the evacuation of at least 1,300 people. Emergency services, including police, fire crews, and paramedics, coordinated a major response, rescuing hundreds from flooded homes and businesses.
At least 1,300 people have been evacuated following severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day . A major incident was declared after heavy rainfall caused havoc on Wednesday (January 1). Roads became submerged as car parks and shops were flooded. Homes and hotels were evacuated with residents left unable to return to their homes across the region amid the major emergency response s in the worst-hit areas of Didsbury, Trafford, Stockport and Wigan.
Hundreds of people have been rescued by emergency services on boats. Electricity North West estimated around 2,800 properties are currently experiencing power outages across the north west - with a 'vast majority' of these in Greater Manchester. The incidents, led by Greater Manchester Police, saw 400 people evacuated from apartments in Stockport, at least 500 rescued from a migrant hotel in south Manchester and 400 others saved in the Didsbury area. Police, alongside paramedics, the fire service, mountain rescue teams, local councils and TfGM coordinated multi-agency responses to the severe flooding across the region. Police later confirmed that no serious injuries were reported. A major incident was declared by emergency services on Wednesday morning. Police said that Bolton, Didsbury, Harpurhey, Stalybridge, Stockport and Wigan were the areas which had seen the greatest impact. Trafford begun experiencing issues later in the day in the area of Bowden due to an aqueduct bursting In Didsbury, the River Mersey partially burst its banks. 400 private homes were evacuated, with around 500 rescued from the Britannia Country Park Hotel, which houses asylum seeker
FLOODING GREATER MANCHESTER EVACUATIONS EMERGENCY RESPONSE NEW YEAR's DAY
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