Why is it flooding so much in Greater Manchester and causing so much destruction?
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAn expert has warned more 'big floods are coming' in Greater Manchester, citing climate change for causing increased 'intense rainfall events', residential development and aging infrastructure as key factors.
Professor Jamie Woodward said the New Year flooding across the region marked another unwanted record - a record he said that wouldn't stand for long.
Authorities, he added, were 'caught by surprise' by an 'exceptional' storm on New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. Flood alleviation defences were activated in Sale, Trafford, but they could not prevent widespread flooding, Prof Woodward said.
A month's worth of rain fell over 17 hours in Sale, with the River Mersey bursting its banks and flooding over the pathway and onto the fairways of Sale Golf Club.
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