There was chaos across Greater Manchester on Tuesday (January 10) as torrential rain battered the region. Busy roads were closed off as cars floated above the water, gardens were left submerged and the notorious A555 Airport Relief Road flooded ... again.
The Met Office issued two flood alerts for Greater Manchester, before heavy downpours fell across the city and beyond. Motorways and major roads were also hit by the flooding, causing chaos for drivers, with trains also halted or forced to run at reduced speeds, causing further delays.
Constant heavy showers left Crossley Road in Levenshulme 'impassable', with cars pictured floating atop the water after drivers had braved the flooded road, before emergency services were forced to block it off and rescue those stranded and trapped inside their vehicles.
Elsewhere, drivers faced yet more delays - with masses of congestion on the M56 after flooding near the M60 interchange, with 'severe flooding' also reported on the M60, particularly at junctions five, 18 and 24. The A5082 (Mort Lane) in both directions was deemed 'just passable' with two lanes also blocked on the A6042 (Trinity Way) due to the flooded conditions, to name a few.
And on Tuesday night, as rain continued to fall across parts of the region, the A555 Airport Relief Road flooded yet again, with drivers seen slowly wading through the water on video footage shared with the Manchester Evening News. The road, which has been plagued with flooding problems since it was completed in 2018, was only partially passable.
The Environment Agency also issued two flood alerts, covering parts of Salford, Bolton, Oldham and Wigan. Residents were warned that flooding was 'possible' in areas around the upper River Douglas and lower River Irwell catchments. Those with flood plans were told to 'act now', as the public were urged to avoid low lying footpaths.
Gardens in Wigan were seen completely submerged in videos shared to Twitter, as the council warned that flooding had caused traffic disruption on routes around the junction of Land Gate Lane and the A49. They also encouraged everyone to be 'prepared' amid the torrential conditions.
Transport for Greater Manchester warned that the yellow weather warning, issued by the Met Office, remained in place across the region until 8pm on Tuesday, announcing that the flooding would likely lead to disruption across the region's transport network, as National Rail also revealed train tracks had become waterlogged, with services running at 'reduced speeds'.
Public transport services continued to be held up throughout much of the day, as Stagecoach announced on Twitter that the 'adverse weather' had affected most services, with flooding on the motorway network 'forcing more cars on the local roads' in and around Greater Manchester.
Later on Tuesday evening, North West Motorway police went on to urge people to 'take care' of themselves on the region's carriageways, ahead of what they predicted would be a 'windy and rainy night' following a day of travel chaos.
Following the yellow weather warning issued by the Met Office on Tuesday, many will be pleased to learn that the predictions for Wednesday (January 11) are much milder. Conditions across Greater Manchester are expected to be mostly dry, with some light rain in the afternoon.
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