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FIVE flood alerts in place after day of heavy rain across Greater Manchester
23.07.2023 - 23:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Five flood alerts were in place across the region on Sunday (July 23) after a long spell of heavy rain battered Greater Manchester.
The Environment Agency warned of potential flooding in a number of areas, with prolonged and heavy rainfall expected to cause disruption. It comes as the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning until 11.59pm on Sunday, warning of potential delays on the roads and to public transport.
Northern announced a number of trains had been cancelled due to flooding on the tracks between Wigan and Southport as a number of areas across the region were warned of possible low-lying land and roads close to rivers and streams also becoming heavily flooded.
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A flood alert was issued for the Lower River Irwell catchment area due to high river levels. Flooding was said to be possible at low lying land and roads around the Rivers Irk and Medlock, Wince and Worsley Brooks and their tributaries.
A similar alert was put in place covering the Middle River Mersey catchment area, including parts of Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston. The Environment Agency said the areas most at risk included low lying land around Micker, Cringle, Sinderland and Poynton Brooks and their tributaries.
A similar alert was introduced including parts of Leigh and east Wigan, which are in the River Glaze catchment areas. Moss, Hey, Bedford and Borsdane Brooks and their tributaries was expected with the further possibility of flooding in Leigh, Tyldesley, Hindley, Westhoughton, Atherton, Worsley, Walkden.
A fourth alert was issued for much of northern Manchester boroughs, in the Upper River Irwell catchment including Oldham, Bolton,
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