Heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding in Didsbury and Stockport, forcing evacuations and stranding hundreds. Mountain Rescue volunteers assisted with the emergency response, rescuing residents from flooded homes and a hotel using boats.
Mountain Rescue volunteers helped with a major mission to save hundreds of people from flooded flats and a hotel in Didsbury and Stockport on New Year's Day . A major incident was declared when horrendous flooding hit parts of the region, prompting emergency responses in the worst-hit areas of Didsbury , Trafford, Stockport and Wigan.
Police revealed at least 1,300 people had been evacuated due to the severe flooding, after heavy rainfall caused havoc throughout the evening and left roads completely submerged, caused rivers and canals to burst their banks and water climbing up apartment blocks, homes and hotels. Bolton Mountain Rescue teams were called to assist with the emergency response in Stockport and Didsbury. A car park and the ground floor of apartments at the Meadow Mill complex. The car park and ground floor at Meadow Mill building became completely submerged following the biblical rainfall on New Year's Eve, with water rapidly rising up the stairs of the flats. And in Didsbury, Palatine Road became completely flooded. Boats were dispatched to rescue hundreds from the Britannia Country Park Hotel and nearby flats. Residents told the M.E.N how people became 'trapped' in their homes with young children as homes and the hotel experienced power cuts. The mountain rescue team revealed that 469 people in total were rescued from flooded properties and offered alternative accommodation for the night. A post said: 'On New Year's Day team members were requested to assist with the major incident response to flooding in Stockport and Didsbury, following a number of preparatory calls held on New Year's Eve and in the early hours of New Year's Day
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