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12-26-2015, 09:19 PM
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Rare red flood warnings - the severest possible, signifying a "danger to life" - have been issued for Lancashire and Yorkshire today.
Weather experts forecast up to five inches of rain in the north of England - an amount approaching the average rainfall for the whole of December.
Floods Minister Rory Stewart said rainfall levels in the flood-hit areas were unprecedented, while David Cameron has said he will visit affected areas on Monday.
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Electricity North West said 10,000 homes in the Rochdale area of Lancashire lost power after water breached flood defence measures at the sub station.
Meanwhile, police have revealed a man drowned in Bridlington Harbour on Christmas Day.
A 200-year-old former pub has been destroyed by flooding at Summerseat, Great Manchester.
Part of the ancient building, which sits on a bridge over the River Irwell, was swept away in the raging waters.
Residents in Lancashire and parts of Yorkshire have been told to "take action" and to protect property.
Some 31 red flood warnings have been issued for England and Wales by the Environment Agency and Met Office - including several in central Leeds after the River Aire reached its highest ever level.
The red category - also described as "severe" - is reserved for the most serious conditions.
The Met Office said: "Very severe weather conditions are expected.
"Take action to remain safe and protect property. Widespread flooding will lead to severe disruption to travel and danger to life."
Two of the warnings are for the River Ribble, 10 for the River Calder and two for the River Wyre.
A further 231 "flood warnings" - signifying "flooding is expected" - are in place for regions across northern England and Wales.
Another 144 less severe "flood alerts" have also been issued.
Some of the worst flooding is in Whalley in Lancashire, where the entire high street has been knee deep in water.
Most homes there and in Ribchester have been evacuated.
Some residents used rafts to travel down high streets.
"The rain keeps falling, the misery continues," Sky News reporter Fraser Maude, in Whalley, said.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said it had rescued 50 people.
Both Ilkley and Todmorden in West Yorkshire has effectively been cut off after all major routes out of the town were closed.
In Scotland, there are 18 flood warnings and eight lesser flood alerts. No "severe" warnings have been issued.
A number of Boxing Day football and racing events were called off because of the floods.
The Prime Minister said that he will chair a conference call of the Cobra committee on Sunday.
"My thoughts are with people whose homes have been flooded," he wrote on Twitter.
The 2nd Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, helped committees across the North West build miles of temporary flood defences.
Some 85% of the country's flood barriers have been sent to Cumbria, where many regions have been flooded three times within the past month.
Police are also warning motorists not to drive unless it is "absolutely necessary".
Many towns and villages in Cumbria are still cleaning up after Storm Desmond caused damage to hundreds of homes and businesses earlier in December.
Bookmakers have slashed the chances of December being the wettest in history to even odds.
The North West has already suffered the wettest December since records began in 1910. The EA has deployed 700 staff in the region.
Rare red flood warnings - the severest possible, signifying a "danger to life" - have been issued for Lancashire and Yorkshire today.
Weather experts forecast up to five inches of rain in the north of England - an amount approaching the average rainfall for the whole of December.
Floods Minister Rory Stewart said rainfall levels in the flood-hit areas were unprecedented, while David Cameron has said he will visit affected areas on Monday.
http://i.imgur.com/Io7VDer.png
Electricity North West said 10,000 homes in the Rochdale area of Lancashire lost power after water breached flood defence measures at the sub station.
Meanwhile, police have revealed a man drowned in Bridlington Harbour on Christmas Day.
A 200-year-old former pub has been destroyed by flooding at Summerseat, Great Manchester.
Part of the ancient building, which sits on a bridge over the River Irwell, was swept away in the raging waters.
Residents in Lancashire and parts of Yorkshire have been told to "take action" and to protect property.
Some 31 red flood warnings have been issued for England and Wales by the Environment Agency and Met Office - including several in central Leeds after the River Aire reached its highest ever level.
The red category - also described as "severe" - is reserved for the most serious conditions.
The Met Office said: "Very severe weather conditions are expected.
"Take action to remain safe and protect property. Widespread flooding will lead to severe disruption to travel and danger to life."
Two of the warnings are for the River Ribble, 10 for the River Calder and two for the River Wyre.
A further 231 "flood warnings" - signifying "flooding is expected" - are in place for regions across northern England and Wales.
Another 144 less severe "flood alerts" have also been issued.
Some of the worst flooding is in Whalley in Lancashire, where the entire high street has been knee deep in water.
Most homes there and in Ribchester have been evacuated.
Some residents used rafts to travel down high streets.
"The rain keeps falling, the misery continues," Sky News reporter Fraser Maude, in Whalley, said.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said it had rescued 50 people.
Both Ilkley and Todmorden in West Yorkshire has effectively been cut off after all major routes out of the town were closed.
In Scotland, there are 18 flood warnings and eight lesser flood alerts. No "severe" warnings have been issued.
A number of Boxing Day football and racing events were called off because of the floods.
The Prime Minister said that he will chair a conference call of the Cobra committee on Sunday.
"My thoughts are with people whose homes have been flooded," he wrote on Twitter.
The 2nd Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, helped committees across the North West build miles of temporary flood defences.
Some 85% of the country's flood barriers have been sent to Cumbria, where many regions have been flooded three times within the past month.
Police are also warning motorists not to drive unless it is "absolutely necessary".
Many towns and villages in Cumbria are still cleaning up after Storm Desmond caused damage to hundreds of homes and businesses earlier in December.
Bookmakers have slashed the chances of December being the wettest in history to even odds.
The North West has already suffered the wettest December since records began in 1910. The EA has deployed 700 staff in the region.