At least 1,300 people evacuated across Greater Manchester as major incident declared following devastating flooding

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At least 1,300 people have been evacuated following severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day. A major incident was declared after heavy rainfall caused havoc on Wednesday (January 1).

Roads became submerged as car parks and shops were flooded. Homes and hotels were evacuated with residents left unable to return to their homes across the region amid the major emergency responses in the worst-hit areas of Didsbury, Trafford, Stockport and Wigan.

Hundreds of people have been rescued by emergency services on boats. Electricity North West estimated around 2,800 properties are currently experiencing power outages across the north west - with a 'vast majority' of these in Greater Manchester.

The incidents, led by Greater Manchester Police, saw 400 people evacuated from apartments in Stockport, at least 500 rescued from a migrant hotel in south Manchester and 400 others saved in the Didsbury area.