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Storm Christoph: Hundreds Evacuated As Torrential Rain And Heavy Snow Fall
Five ‘danger to life’ flood warnings issued
Rivers reach ‘unprecedented’ levels
Train disruptions and electricity outages caused by floods
Up to 10cm of snow due in Scotland
Hundreds of people were told to leave their homes overnight as Storm Christoph caused widespread flooding across the UK.
Some 2,000 properties in the East Didsbury, West Didsbury and Northenden areas of Greater Manchester were due to be evacuated on Wednesday night because of rising water levels, the city council said.
People were also asked to leave their homes in parts of Ruthin and Bangor on Dee in North Wales, and Maghull in Merseyside.
Anyone self-isolating or those who were extremely clinically vulnerable were contacted directly to be warned of the possibility of evacuation and promised support if they needed it.
Council staff helped transport them to Covid-secure hotel accommodation and support them on their return home once the warnings had been stood down.
All “necessary precautions” were taken to prevent disruption to the manufacture of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, following “mild flooding” at a plant where it is produced.
Excess water surrounded buildings at Wockhardt’s pharmaceutical manufacturing facility on Wrexham Industrial Estate, according to a spokeswoman for the firm.
“Last night at approximately 1600 hours Wockhardt UK experienced mild flooding, resulting in excess water surrounding part of the buildings across site,” the spokeswoman said in a statement.
“The site is now secure and free from any further flood damage and operating as normal.”
It comes as heavy rain and snow continued to fall across England and Wales, with many rivers at “dangerously high levels”, the Environment Agency said.
Four “severe” flood warnings, meaning there is a danger to life, were issued by the agency for the River Mersey at Didsbury and Northenden, and in Maghull.
A fifth was issued by Natural Resources Wales for Bangor on Dee.
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