Sleeping on people's floors with their cars written off, residents at flooded Stockport mill count the cost as clean-up begins

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Residents at a Stockport apartment block who have been forced out of their homes and had their cars written off after it was hit by floods say they are 'gutted.' Meadow Mill, next to the Tesco store off the Portwood roundabout, was left marooned by water after the River Tame, which runs behind it, burst its bank in the early hours of New Year's Day.

Those living in the flats, which are on the upper floors of the converted 19th century mill, were left trapped as the water engulfed the car park and meant the building could, for a time, only be accessed by boat.

They have described being woken by firefighters banging on the doors, finding their power and water supplies had gone off, and looking out to see their cars floating in the car park below.

More than 400 people were evacuated by the emergency services and forced to spend the night with friends or family, or in hotels.