BEING forced to leave your home and seeing your possessions – and the precious memories associated with them – lost and destroyed. It is terrible to even imagine what that must be like but that was the grim reality for many people in Warrington. Torus, the largest provider of affordable homes in Warrington, has been sharing its experience of the crisis and working around the clock when 86 of its tenant households were evacuated. The company s housing and asset management teams were part of Warrington Borough Council’s emergency response team when flood warnings were raised on Wednesday, January 20. Torus provided emergency shelter at hotels for 74 of the households affected and on Saturday and Sunday, 20 staff visited 500 homes to keep people in the loop, offer reassurance and ensure food parcels were delivered where needed.