'We just can't live like that': The residents in a flood ravaged street who are taking matters into their own hands
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFive years later - in February of this year - another 22 houses were flooded when Storm Ciara hit Greater Manchester. Since the first deluge, people living in the area have been in touch with the Environment Agency and local MP, Yasmin Qureshi, and studies have been completed into the viability of a flood wall to protect the properties.Work is underway to try and make this possible but it would come at an estimated cost of £4m and might not be built until at least 2022.For people like Karen Smith, who chairs the flood committee of Riverside Drive, every period of heavy rainfall - like those that have hit the area this week - brings back concerns that flooding could follow.So earlier this year, she and other residents decided to build their.
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