The truth behind a viral image of a housing estate in Rochdale 'flooded' during Storm Christoph
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxA developer has insisted that a housing estate on a flood plain in Rochdale has not flooded during Storm Christoph after pictures of submerged sections of the site went viral.Thousands of Twitter users have seen and shared images of high water levels at Stubley Meadows in Littleborough where 96 homes are being built in Littleborough.But no homes are being built in the submerged area shown near the River Roch, and Russell Homes say the images posted on Thursday actually show onsite flood water drainage systems are working.
The developer’s plans to build on land at risk of flooding were controversially approved by Rochdale council last November despite concerns from some residents.
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