After Greater Manchester was battered by severe rain overnight, many areas of the region have been left under water with 70 flood warnings and alerts being issued.
One image shows the area of Bramhall Park Road roundabout in Stockport completely submerged under flood water. Water is up near to ground floor window levels leaving cars marooned and crossings submerged and impassable.
There are several flood warnings and alerts in place with an amber flood warning in place for the Middle River Mersey catchment, including areas near Bramhall, Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston.
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Emergency services in Greater Manchester have declared a major incident and told people to travel ‘only if neccessary’ as they deal with the fall-out of widespread ‘severe’ flooding.
Parts of the region have seen more than 80mm (three inches) of rain fall in the last 24 hours. Rivers have burst their banks with streets becoming submerged and water gushing into homes.
In an update issued this morning (Wednesday), Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said they were co-ordinating the emergency service response along with Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS).
They said they were contnuing to receive reports regarding ‘damage, risk to life and stranded vehicles’ following the flooding. They said that Bolton, Didsbury, Harpurhey, Stalybridge, Stockport and Wigan were the areas which had seen the greatest impact.
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Several roads remain closed, with traffic stopped on the M60 anticlockwise at Portwood and the M56 westbound closed between junctions six and seven. People are being warned ‘do not travel’ on New Year’s Day after a deluge of rain caused major flooding.
TransPennine Express says the worst affected areas are Greater Manchester and Cheshire. And as rain is set to continue for several hours, further flooding is likely.
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