'Threat to life': severe flood warnings issued for areas of Trafford

snow and rain battered much of the country overnight last night. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has issued six flood warnings across the north east and on the Scottish border for Friday.It comes after several inches of snow landed in areas of higher ground, while lower areas were completely drenched by persistent downpours during the early hours of this morning.

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direct to your inbox Greater Manchester has been issued a severe weather warning lasting three days with snow and ice forecast to hit the region on Monday.

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weather warning affecting most of the west of Scotland has been announced by the Met Office. Snow and ice is expected to cause travel disruption today as scattered snow showers batter the region.The warning is in place from Saturday until 11am on Sunday.People are being warned to look out for icy patched on some untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths.With roads and railways likely to be affected, longer journey tines are also expected.

avalanche warning in the Pentland Hills amid heavy snowfall across the country. The Valley Mountain Rescue team said people could be 'buried' by the massive snow drifts and shared a picture on social media of an avalanche on Turnhouse hill taken from Penicuik.

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.

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 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 inboxThe River Mersey is very close to reaching the highest level ever recorded.It comes as the Environment Agency issued four separate flood warnings for nearby areas including Didsbury, Northenden, Cheadle and Sale.A flood alert is also in place for the River Mersey catchment including areas near Bramhall, Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston.An emergency flood plan is understood to have been activated at Sale Water Park.Flood gates have also been opened, taking some water

direct to your inboxStorm Christoph has thrashed parts of the UK, including Greater Manchester.A number of flood alerts and flood warnings have been issued by the Environment Agency (EA) as river levels in some areas have rapidly risen. The Met Office’s most serious weather warning – amber for rain – has been in place across parts of the Midlands and northern England since Tuesday morning, while a less serious yellow warning for rain is in place across the rest of the country.