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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Ashlie Blakey

Met Office issue new rain weather warning for parts of UK with multiple flood alerts in place

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain for Greater Manchester - as multiple flood alerts remain in place.

The warning - which covers most of our region as well as parts of Lancashire, Merseyside, Wales and the South West - will come into place at 9pm tonight (Friday) and will last until 12pm tomorrow. Forecasters predict that heavy rain will 'bring the chance of some flooding and disruption'.

The Met Office has warned that in areas covered by the warning, flooding of a few homes and business 'is likely'. Bus and train services are expected to be affected by the weather, with problems on the roads also predicted.

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