Heavy rain which began on New Year’s Eve afternoon and continued into New Year’s Day brought chaos to the region with the authorities calling a major incident after nearly three inches of rainfall across Greater Manchester
Flooding saw 900 people forced to evacuate in Didsbury as the River Mersey broke its banks, 500 of those at the Britannia Hotel on Palatine Road which saw people being rescued by boat
Another 200 people were evacuated from the Meadow Mill apartments in Stockport after the River Tame burst its banks with people waking up to see the car park turned into a lake and water on the ground floor
The rain brought travel chaos earlier in with numerous roads flooded including the A555 airport relief road in Stockport which remains closed this morning and major flooding in parts of Bramhall and Cheadle
Metrolink services were also affected as were many train links with Northern and Transpennine Express issuing a do not travel notice
Part of the Bridgewater Canal meanwhile near Dunham Massey broke its banks flooding fields
Chief Superintendent Colette Rose said: “We are continuing to monitor the whole of Greater Manchester as we look to co-ordinate the emergency response involving a variety of services.
“Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service have been key to this to ensure we can keep those people and communities safe after the severe weather we have had.
“Thankfully, due to the efforts of all involved so far no one has been seriously injured or come to harm and would like to thank members of the public for their continued co-operation especially around the road closures in place and looking out for each other.
“Anyone still affected should continue to check the relevant detail being shared by their local council, the fire service and Transport for Greater Manchester to ensure they can get the support available that may be needed.”
