'I sat and just watched the water coming through the back door': Woman describes moment her home flooded after hours of torrential rain
direct to your inboxA woman has described watching her home flood as Storm Christoph brought hours of torrential rain and then heavy snow.Gabrielle Burns-Smith, 44, her partner James Dainty, 38, and their dog Tag have been stuck inside their home on Warrington Lane in Lymm after their property flooded on Wednesday.Gabrielle says the water is too deep for them to get their car out, so they've been left stranded to the upstairs of the house.By 12.30pm yesterday, the couple were concerned about the level of water outside the property.They cleared grates and drains to move some of the water, but levels continued to rise.“By 3pm yesterday the water outside was shin deep and by 4pm it was knee deep and we were seriously worrying that the house