Homes have been evacuated and stranded people have been rescued as heavy rainfall causes flooding in northern England. Major incident has been declared in Cheshire after severe flooding.
The Met Office said 19mm of rain fell in the North West over eight hours on Wednesday after heavy rain started on Sunday. Six flood warnings remain in place they include rivers in Poynton, Little Bollington, Heatley and Altrincham.
Move back to England they said, it will be fun they said! This was last night, thankfully the waters have now receded. Many thanks to the locals who helped and to the fire department. Let the clean up commence! #Cheshire #Bollington #Flood pic.twitter.com/x4gOjdczdL
— Lorna Hale (@HookeHaleKidney) August 1, 2019
Police are urging people not to ignore “road closed” signs by driving or walking through water. CFRS said: “Crews and police officers are working very hard to get to those in need and the most vulnerable in our communities.”
On Wednesday, Poynton Fire Station had more than 20 incidents in 7 hours.
Final update for this evening. Our crews have returned home after a 7 hour stint performing rescues, salvage operations and incidents involving electrics and flood water. Our appliance has been mobilised to over 20 incidents. Our last one being a person stuck in flood water. pic.twitter.com/0RpgCjTAht
— Poynton Fire Station (@PoyntonFS) August 1, 2019
The rail line between Manchester Airport and Wilmslow, Cheshire, is currently blocked due to flooding. The rail line between Skipton and Carlisle is expected to reopen later after it was blocked by a landslip.
