All the flood warnings in place across Greater Manchester as Environment Agency issues urgent advice

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Six new flood warnings have been issued across Greater Manchester this afternoon (December 9) as the region braces for adverse weather.

The Environment Agency has issued the warnings after telling residents in Horwich to ‘act now’ this morning in its first flood warning for the city-region.

Now, it has published six new amber warnings, less severe than the red warning in place for Horwich. The amber warning means ‘flooding is possible’ so people should ‘be prepared’.

The warnings were issued shortly after 2:30pm today. READ MORE: LIVE Greater Manchester flooding updates as residents warned 'act now' with SEVEN warnings in place READ MORE: Flooding hits Aldi with streets under water as rain batters Greater Manchester The areas covered by the six new warnings are: River Glaze catchment including Leigh and East Wigan Middle River Mersey catchment including areas near Bramhall, Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston Lower River Irwell catchment including areas in Greater Manchester River Mersey Uplands catchment including Hyde, Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton, Stalybridge and Glossop Upper River Irwell catchment with Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale, Haslingden, Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall Upper River Douglas In each case, the flooding is believed to be due to heavy rainfall near water courses in the area.