Didsbury residents speak of hours without light or heating as flood clean-up begins
manchestereveningnews.co.ukResidents of Palatine Road in West Didsbury have spoken of their ordeal after serious flooding on New Year's Day left them trapped in their homes.
Torrential rain on December 31 and into the early hours of January 1 caused the River Mersey to burst its banks, quickly spilling onto neighbouring flood plains and then the streets beyond.
The dramatic scenes continued yesterday evening as scores of residents of the flats and hotels along the road, including one housing asylum seekers, were rescued in boats by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and Bolton Mountain Rescue.
The M.E.N understands they were then signposted to alternative accommodation, including the nearby Didsbury Mosque, which provided residents with a hot meal, dry clothing and a dozen or so beds for the night. “Everybody in the local community was tremendous,” Councillor Debbie Hilal told the M.E.N.
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