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United Kingdom gov’t holds emergency session on flooding in north

Lancashire and Yorkshire were hit by severe flooding after days of heavy rain.

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Speaking after seeing some of the damage for herself in Leeds and York, Environment Secretary Liz Truss told The Yorkshire Post the Government was making the same support available for residents and business in Yorkshire that was offered to Cumbria after recent flooding.

BBC Weather forecaster Alex Deakin said areas affected by flooding were enjoying drier conditions but there would be some light rain this evening.

Heavy rain has caused more flooding in northern England, with homes evacuated in Lancashire and Yorkshire, and rivers overflowing in Manchester and Leeds.

Seven flood alerts and 16 flood warnings were issued in Scotland, but the worst of the weather was endured south of the Border.

People are being advised to move valuables and take advice from emergency services about evacuation.

Cluanie Inn in Inverness, Scotland, was where the most rain fell overnight, with 0.78ins (19.8mm) recorded between 5pm and 5am, a Met Office spokesman said.

More than 700 Environment Agency (EA) staff are on stand-by to bolster flood defences as more sandbags and water pumps are rushed to Cumbria.

He said: “Whenever these things happen, you should look at what you’ve spent, look at what you’ve built, look at what you’re planning to spend, look at what you’re planning to build, and ask whether it’s in the right places, whether it’s enough, whether we’re doing everything we can to try and help”. He said protective systems and contingency plans will be reviewed because the frequency of such extreme weather events seems to be on the rise. That’s really important because in many places we have not yet reached the high point.

In North Wales, Red Cross volunteers are using 4x4s to transport doctors and nurses to Bangor Hospital following flooding of the A55 and surrounding roads.

Mrs Pallister said they were now going to stay with parents until they could get back into their home.

The company said its engineers had managed to restore power to 18,000 customers since the severe flooding hit but warned that some properties may be without power until Monday.

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Emergency services in the Greater Manchester are now concentrating their efforts on a recovery operation, with water levels beginning to fall after the rain stopped. “York has flooded [previously], however it’s usually only one of the rivers that floods and this time it’s both of them”. We get it in every year but only up to the door and then it recedes.

United Kingdom gov't holds emergency session on flooding in north