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.