Flooding has caused some traffic problems across Merseyside today as rain battered the region.
Roads have become waterlogged and flood alerts have been issued with areas by the River Alt, including Formby to Huyton, being particularly affected. A yellow rain warning is also in place, as downpours have been nonstop for most of the morning on Tuesday, January 10.
With periods of heavy rain expected over the next few days, some flooding conditions could get worse. Some levels in watercourses are already high and the ground saturated, in places from from Huyton to Hightown including, Kirkby, Fazakerley, Maghull, Formby, Aughton, Sefton and Lunt.