Care home residents were among those evacuated due to floods in Northwich yesterday. Storm Christoph is now set to give way to colder winter weather this weekend as rainfall begins to ease, according to the Met Office. But Environment Secretary George Eustice said authorities are monitoring river levels in Yorkshire and preparing for more rain expected next week. He said flooded properties are a “real tragedy” for anyone affected, with around 70 homes deluged in the recent adverse weather. He told BBC Breakfast: “It is incredibly disruptive when people have their homes flooded, but around 26,000 homes have been protected from the various flood defence assets we have had in place.
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Dozens of pensioners at a retirement village were stranded by flooding caused by Storm Christoph.
Residents and staff from Weaver Court in Northwich, Cheshire, were rescued by firefighters and taken to a nearby hotel in boats.
The village was surrounded by floodwater and had been without power since Wednesday evening.
Homes near Lymm were also among those flooded by the River Mersey with no way of stopping the water .
Earlier, Northwich councillor Sam Naylor said there was some concern about elderly residents and those with dementia, but said the 49 residents and staff at Weaver Court were safe and in good spirits .
Dozens of care home residents were among people evacuated to safety after Storm Christoph brought heavy rain and flooding to parts of northern England.
Homes were deluged following heavy rainfall and snow showers in Cheshire, with roads disrupted and residents in the county warned that river levels were still rising on Thursday.
Around 40 residents were assisted out of the Weaver Court care home in Northwich, Cheshire, by fire crews with dinghies on Thursday afternoon, as most of the town centre laid under water.
Neighbourhood policing inspector for Northwich Jason Murray told the PA news agency: “A decision was made earlier this morning with ourselves and our emergency service partners that it was necessary to evacuate the residents of Weaver Court for their own safety and principally because the electricity to the premises has had to be isolated because of rising water levels.”