Military personnel were mobilised on Sunday to help people in Yorkshire and Lancashire and phone lines and internet connections have been disrupted.
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The Environment Agency had 10 severe flood warnings in place Monday, signalling a “danger to life”, chiefly at points along major rivers in Yorkshire.
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The Prime Minister said he will chair a conference call of the Government’s emergency Cobra committee on Sunday.
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A total of 7,524 homes were without power in the North West just after 8am, including 5,500 in Rochdale, after water breached flood defences at a substation.
A 16.5-ton barrier that can be lifted in and out of position was built to separate the two rivers and isolate the Foss from the Ouse at times of flood.
Emergency workers paddled in dinghies to save stranded residents in York, with some people wading through waist-deep water carrying possessions above their heads.
National officer Justin Bowden said a meeting due in the middle of January to decide how many jobs should go in which parts of the country as part of a funding squeeze should be halted.
Those who live near waterways who are concerned about flooding in their areas should check the Environment Agency floodline on 0345 988 1188.
Some 400 soldiers are already helping people in areas affected by downpours at Christmas and the PM vowed to help people in “their hour of need”.
Following the floods of summer 2007, which caused widespread damage in Yorkshire, the Midlands and south-west England, annual spending rose from £584 million to £647 million, and after the floods of winter 2013 investment jumped from £621 million to £811 million.
Parts of the city of Leeds and Greater Manchester are among the places affected by the flooding.
Floods Minister Rory Stewart said rainfall levels in the flood-hit areas were unprecedented.
The EA’s flood warning site allows users to input their postcode to see the level of risk for their area.
The government said on Sunday it was deploying 200 extra soldiers to help people in the affected areas.
It remains the case that such events, like those witnessed in this city, are unthinkable in London and much of the south-east, where state-of-the-art flood defences have always been in place.
More than 8,000 people had lost electricity, the power company Electricity North West said late Saturday night. Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team, and Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team also helped evacuate York residents.
She said: “We have never had to worry about flooding because the barrier was there to protect these homes”.
“Simple things like turning off your Christmas lights or not using your washing machine or dishwasher for a while would make a huge difference”.
Hundreds were forced to leave their homes and take shelter in emergency rest shelters as residential streets were turned into muddy rivers.
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News of the flooding has even reach space, where Major Tim Peake passed over the United Kingdom earlier today in the International Space Station.
