In pictures: Floods deluge homes and roads

Jonny Humphries - BBC News

January 1, 2025 at 2:41 p.m.·1 min read

A road under a bridge is completely flooded, with the roofs of a grey and black car just about visible over the water's surface — A section of the A555 Manchester Airport relief road in Handforth, with cars almost totally submerged [BBC]

People were forced to leave their homes, water has flowed into houses and cars have been abandoned as heavy flooding deluged swathes of north-west England.

Greater Manchester Police has declared a major incident while significant flooding also battered parts of Lancashire and Cheshire.

You can read the latest developments here while below are a selection of images from across the region.

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