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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 . ....

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