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Manchester flooding: Thousands of homes told to evacuate as River Mersey surges with more severe flood warnings in place

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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 monitoring water levels at the River Mersey overnight.Pictures shared on social media in the early hours of Thursday, and the Environment Agency's river level chart for the Mersey at Northenden, appear to show levels falling - but more rain is forecast for.

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