A major incident has been declared in Greater Manchester as Storm Christoph is set to bring widespread flooding, gales and snow to parts of the UK.
People are being urged to prepare as an amber weather warning for rain was issued by the Met Office for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for central northern England, affecting an area around Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield, stretching down to Peterborough.
As of 6:30pm on Tuesday, there are 21 flood warnings, meaning that flooding is expected, and 140 flood alerts, meaning that flooding is possible. However, it is expected for this number to increase significantly as rain falls overnight.