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A couple whose street was destroyed by a sinkhole fear their home may not be structurally safe – labelling a £200 council grant towards cleaning products an “insult”.

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direct to your inboxExactly why the earth opened up and swallowed a chunk of Walmer Street in Abbey Hey is still to be fully explained.A number of factors no doubt contributed, including the enormous rainfall deposited on Manchester by Storm Christoph.While the investigation continues, the desperately sad stories of those forced to flee their homes reveals some wider truths about the struggles so many in our city are facing.Seventeen properties have been evacuated and four are now in the process

direct to your inboxManchester council will review its response to severe flooding caused by Storm Christoph after some residents had requests for sandbags rejected.Around 2,000 homes and businesses in East Didsbury, West Didsbury and Northenden were evacuated on January 20 as the River Mersey came within centimetres of bursting its banks.In the aftermath of the storm, Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited the Didsbury Basin, which the Environment Agency said had served its purpose.Before the

direct to your inboxBusinesses have been left counting the cost of flooding at a Stockport mill after Storm Christoph hit the region last month.Welkin Mill, in Lower Bredbury - home to some 30 companies - was breached by flood water during the heavy rainfall.The ‘heartbreaking’ flood caused around £200,000 of damage to firms based on the ground floor, while the clean-up operation cost a further £5,000.Stockport council says the mill is in a designated flood risk area close to the River Goyt and

direct to your inboxFour homes hit by a sinkhole that opened up in Gorton will have to be demolished, it has been confirmed.

direct to your inboxA yellow weather warning has been put in place for Greater Manchester with more heavy rain on its way.The wet weather is likely to lead to some travel disruption and possible flooding, the Met Office has warned.Following last week's torrential downpour from Storm Christoph thousands of homes had to be evacuated due to rising water levels.Many of the region's rivers reached 'dangerously high levels', the Environment Agency said, with the River Mersey coming 'very close' to

direct to your inboxA yellow weather warning has been put in place as Greater Manchester is forecast heavy rain from midnight tonight (Wednesday).The Met Office has issued a flood alert across the region leading to some minor transport disruption and flooding.Following last week's torrential downpour from Storm Christoph thousands of homes had to be evacuated due to rising water levels.Many of the region's rivers reached 'dangerously high levels', the Environment Agency said, with the River

direct to your inboxAfter the Storm Christoph floods which caused devastation to parts of South Manchester and Cheshire earlier this week, the weather is set to turn much colder and wintry today.Thousands of homes had to be evacuated due to 'dangerously high' water levels as the River Mersey came very close to breaching its banks.Snow will return to Greater Manchester today.It prompted the Met Office to issue a yellow weather warning for snow and ice for Greater Manchester,This is your

direct to your inboxThere may never be a solution to the A555 Airport Relief road’s flooding problems, a leading councillor has admitted.The dual-carriageway was closed once again this week as Storm Christoph brought torrential downpours to the region.Completed in 2018, the £290m route - which links Hazel Grove, in Stockport, to the airport - has already been shut because of heavy rainfall on a number of occasions.The most recent closure came on Wednesday this week, when bosses moved to shut the

direct to your inboxA yellow weather warning for snow and ice has been issued for Greater Manchester this weekend after Storm Christoph caused chaos across the region. The storm first brought torrential rain on Wednesday, then turned to snowfall in what residents called 'bonkers weather'.

direct to your inboxParts of the UK could see temperatures drop as low as minus 10 as Storm Christoph gives way to colder weather over the weekend.The storm brought torrential rain and flooding to parts of Greater Manchester, Cheshire and North Wales on Wednesday, with hundreds having to evacuate their homes overnight.The Met Office predicts that colder weather will bring bitter temperatures as the storm continues to move east.“We’re losing the rain but gaining some colder and possibly some

direct to your inboxThe last 24 hours has seen multiple deluges of rain, inches of snow, roads and homes collapsing, and a slew of serious car crashes as the region was 'just centimetres' away from disaster. In the wake of Storm Christoph hitting Greater Manchester, the city's Fire and Rescue Service chief has spoken out about a day, night and further day filled with drama.

direct to your inboxA developer has insisted that a housing estate on a flood plain in Rochdale has not flooded during Storm Christoph after pictures of submerged sections of the site went viral.Thousands of Twitter users have seen and shared images of high water levels at Stubley Meadows in Littleborough where 96 homes are being built in Littleborough.But no homes are being built in the submerged area shown near the River Roch, and Russell Homes say the images posted on Thursday actually show

direct to your inboxIt was around 11.30pm when two police officers knocked on Thomas Arthur's door asking him to leave his Northenden home.The River Mersey, at its highest level on record, was dangerously close to bursting its banks following 24 hours of torrential rainfall. The river came just 2cm away from breaching its banks as water flowed into flood basins and residents watched on nervously.

direct to your inboxEmergency teams were called out to protect vaccine supplies as flood waters surrounded a warehouse in Wales.Supplies of the Oxford University and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine at Wockhardt’s pharmaceutical manufacturing facility on Wrexham Industrial Estate in North Wales.Excess water surrounded the building last night as heavy rain brought on by Storm Christoph battered the region.Leader of Wrexham County Borough Mark Pritchard said that authorities worked “through the

Wigan, a woman became stuck in her car with water up to the bonnet.  In Radcliffe, fire crews were called to a river that had burst its banks.

direct to your inboxA woman has described watching her home flood as Storm Christoph brought hours of torrential rain and then heavy snow.Gabrielle Burns-Smith, 44, her partner James Dainty, 38, and their dog Tag have been stuck inside their home on Warrington Lane in Lymm after their property flooded on Wednesday.Gabrielle says the water is too deep for them to get their car out, so they've been left stranded to the upstairs of the house.By 12.30pm yesterday, the couple were concerned about the

direct to your inboxThe much-loved country pub The Swan with Two Nicks is dealing with severe flooding in the wake of Storm Christoph.The pub, near Dunham Massey and featured in Cold Feet, has 'lost the battle' to keep the water under control, according to its manager.Flood water is now just a foot away from the ceiling of the pub's cellars, damaging a huge amount of stock and equipment.Ann Amphlett has run the Little Bollington venue for around 15 years, and while minor flooding is common in

direct to your inboxTrain services were disrupted following two separate landslips in Stockport and Tameside.Services were temporarily suspended between Manchester Victoria and Huddersfield following the incident near Mossley.Rose Hill station in Stockport was also shut due to a landslip.The incidents came after Storm Christoph brought 24 hours of heavy rainfall to the region.

direct to your inboxBoris Johnson today said the government will keep Greater Manchester's flood defences under review after the River Mersey came 'very close' to flooding. The Prime Minister visited south Manchester this morning after Storm Christoph raged through the region and the canal almost breached its banks.

direct to your inboxA severe flood warning remains in Trafford as 'major incident' is stood down.Assistant Chief Constable Nick Bailey, Chair of the Greater Manchester Strategic Coordination Group for Storm Christoph, has said that the latest information suggests the worst of the flooding has passed and the major incident warning is no longer required.The same applies to the severe flood warning for parts of Didsbury, however, emergency services will remain in the area.

direct to your inboxAndy Burnham says Greater Manchester’s flood defences worked far better than in 2015 last night thanks to subsequent investment and good planning - making its resilience in the face of Storm Christoph a ‘good news story’.But he admitted a ‘bigger look’ would now need to be taken at the Mersey.Hundreds of people had to be evacuated overnight in south Manchester as record rainfall saw the river come within a couple of centimetres of overtopping late yesterday.

direct to your inboxThousands of homes narrowly escaped potentially devastating flooding in Didsbury and Northenden last night after the River Mersey came perilously close to breaching its banks.The Environment Agency has confirmed the waterway was just 2cm away from disaster last night as Storm Christoph raged through the region.A severe 'danger to life' warning was issued in parts of the south Manchester suburbs last night as the river hit the highest levels ever recorded.Around 2,000 homes

direct to your inboxStorm Christoph caused havoc in parts of Warrington.These photographs show people being rescued as water filled the streets in Sankey Bridges. The images were taken as rescue workers attempted to assist stranded residents, CheshireLive reports.

direct to your inbox A ‘massive’ sinkhole that appeared on a residential street in Gorton overnight was caused by a collapsed sewer. The large crater appeared on Walmer Street in Abbey Hey on Wednesday evening (January 20) amid bad weather due to Storm Christoph.

Don't miss a thing that's happening in and around Bury by signing up to the free MyBury newsletterFlood warnings remain in place in Bury after Storm Christoph triggered a ‘major incident’ in Greater Manchester.Several properties could be flooded in Radcliffe following days of heavy rainfall.Warnings are currently in force for homes at Pioneer Mills, Parkside Close and Close Park.Water levels at the River Irwell at Strongstry are also rising and are expected to remain high until Friday (January

direct to your inboxResidents in Greater Manchester have reacted to being evacuated from their homes in the middle of the night.Around 2,000 properties in the East Didsbury, West Didsbury and Northenden areas of Manchester were due to be evacuated on Wednesday night because of rising water levels, the city council said.Storm Christoph brought a day of heavy rain to the region with the Environment Agency issuing 'severe' threat to life warnings.Residents were able to go to Wythenshawe Forum if

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester has felt the full force of Storm Christoph with more severe flood warnings in place.Thousands of homes were evacuated on Wednesday night because of rising water levels following a day of heavy, torrential rain.Snow the proceeded to fall across the region and across England and Wales, with many rivers at "dangerously high levels", the Environment Agency said.The Met Office's most serious weather warning – amber for rain - has been removed and is now a yellow

direct to your inboxA number of flood warnings and alerts are in place across Greater Manchester and its surrounding area after hundreds of residents were evacuated from their homes overnight. Storm Christoph has brought heavy, torrential rain to the region yesterday (Wednesday) before snow settled in overnight.

direct to your inboxHundreds of people were being evacuated from 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 Manchester were due to be evacuated on Wednesday night because of rising water levels, the city council said.Elsewhere people were also asked to leave their homes in parts of Ruthin and Bangor on Dee in North Wales, and Maghull in Merseyside.Authorities have been

direct to your inboxAround 2,000 homes and businesses in south Manchester are being asked to evacuate due to flooding fears caused by Storm Christoph tonight.Police and firefighters are working with Manchester council to evacuate homes in East Didsbury, West Didsbury and Northenden.Authorities have been monitoring water levels at the River Mersey throughout Wednesday and now believe it will peak at around 4am.Hundreds of people will now be asked to leave as the Environment Agency has issued two

direct to your inboxResidents in a village on the border of Trafford have been offered emergency accommodation if they want to leave their homes due to the risk of flooding.The offer has been made to people in 13 properties in Little Bollington due to the threat of torrential rainfall, Trafford council's leader said.The village sits on the border between Cheshire and Trafford.Sale Leisure Centre is being prepared as an emergency centre if needed.In a statement, councillor Andrew Western said:

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester is being hit by yet more wild skies as heavy rain turns to snowfall across the region in what residents have called 'bonkers weather'. Many boroughs have been overwhelmed by the deluge that came with Storm Christoph, with some areas, including Didsbury, Northenden, Ramsbottom and Leigh, seeing waterways burst their banks and flood houses.

direct to your inboxA threat to life warning has been issued by the Environment Agency after heavy flooding hit Didsbury, Northenden and Chorlton.Around 300 homes have been evacuated in parts of the south Manchester suburbs due to flooding.

direct to your inboxAround 300 homes are being evacuated in Didsbury and Northenden tonight due to risk of flooding.Authorities have been remodelling rainfall data as Storm Christoph continues to bring downpours across the region.And they now believe the River Mersey may not hit its peak until 4am on Thursday.Councillor Greg Stanton told the M.E.N: "With that being significantly into the might when most people are asleep, we will need to evacuate around three hundred homes in Didsbury and