Residents 'thought they'd got away with it'... now they've been left 'abandoned'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThree days since torrential downpours flooded their corner of Trafford, residents and businesses say they are still waiting for help to arrive.
Across Greater Manchester, clean-up operations have been underway after widespread flooding on New Year's Day. At Meadow Mill in Stockport, where 400 residents were evacuated, street cleaners have been removing layers of mud and silt.
Those living on the upper floors were left trapped and for a time the building could only be accessed by boat. Rescue teams were scrambled to help residents from the the converted 19th Century mill as water engulfed the car park.
Yesterday morning (January 2), teams of electricity workers examined a nearby substation and scores of recovery trucks arrived to tow the vehicles away.
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