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The New Year brings heavy flooding for Glossop

Flooding on Brookfield

Due to heavy rainfall on New Year’s Eve, Glossop and surrounding areas including Stockport and Tameside were hit by severe flooding in the early hours of New Year's Day. 

Homeowners resorted in using sandbags to block the water out as well as trying to unblock outside drains on the roads which increased the water levels on certain roads. 

Residents took to social media to express their frustration with the local council with some users calling the local authorities “good for nothing” and “ridiculous” as there is currently no real protection for properties that are in an area which is prone to flooding although some houses were provided with sandbags from the council.

Roads such as Newshaw Lane, Brookfield and Corn Street saw some of the highest water levels with the popular roads being shut until the water had been drained properly and the weather improved. 

The flooding impacted public transport including the train services which has recently come under fire for the excessive cancellations on the Glossop to Manchester line. Footbridges that went over the river Etherow were also impassable due to the volume of water. 

The community came together with places offering refuge for those whose houses had flooded as well as communities collectively attempting to empty drains that had been blocked. 

Properties in Stockport also had to be evacuated due to the weather and have today been allowed back into their homes. 

Derbyshire County Council have been approached for a comment.


 

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