Unprecedented flooding in Yorkshire and Lancashire has forced hundreds to leave their homes over the weekend.
ADVERTISEMENTUnprecedented flooding in northern England has forced hundreds of people to leave their homes over the weekend.
Torrential rain caused rivers to burst their banks in Yorkshire and Lancashire, and things could get worse as more downpour is forecast for the coming days.
Even city centres weren’t safe, with streets flooded in York, but also Leeds and Manchester.
Thousands of homes evacuated in York after the flood barrier protecting the city was lifted https://t.co/4SYa5M6Nbppic.twitter.com/b7O3fMff9q
— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 27, 2015
The government held an emergency cabinet on Sunday (December 27), and promised more troops and more money to help the worst-hit areas. The government also pledged to review flood defences.
“At this time of year, we all feel huge sympathy for those who have been flooded and have had to leave their homes,” said Prime Minister David Cameron.
UK PM promises to “do everything we can” for flood victims in England as extra troops sent https://t.co/NYaUjXo1eihttps://t.co/qiu0KxKsfa
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) December 27, 2015
Christmas holidays were ruined for thousands as waters rose so fast in some areas that families couldn’t grab essentials before fleeing to safety.
As cars got trapped in the floodwaters, an elderly man in a submerged Land Rover had to be pulled through his sunroof to be saved.
This was the moment rescuers plucked a man out from the roof of his Land Rover as flood waters overcame the roads https://t.co/yng5itpmHB
— Sky News (@SkyNews) December 27, 2015