'It‘s a disaster, an absolute disaster': Distraught businesses hit by thousands of pounds worth of damage after mill floods
direct to your inboxBusinesses have been left counting the cost of flooding at a Stockport mill after Storm Christoph hit the region last month.Welkin Mill, in Lower Bredbury - home to some 30 companies - was breached by flood water during the heavy rainfall.The ‘heartbreaking’ flood caused around £200,000 of damage to firms based on the ground floor, while the clean-up operation cost a further £5,000.Stockport council says the mill is in a designated flood risk area close to the River Goyt and the town hall had contacted businesses to warn them of the 'imminent risk'.It has also advised firms to take precautions if flooding did occur.But Takir Mirza, who owns the mill, believes the authority could have done more to prevent the flooding in