Cheshire care home residents evacuated after Storm Christoph flooding
Residents and staff were taken to nearby accommodation.
Dozens of care home residents were among people evacuated to safety after Storm Christoph brought heavy rain and flooding to parts of northern England.
Homes were deluged following heavy rainfall and snow showers in Cheshire, with roads disrupted and residents in the county warned that river levels were still rising on Thursday.
Around 40 residents were assisted out of the Weaver Court care home in Northwich, Cheshire, by fire crews with dinghies on Thursday afternoon, as most of the town centre laid under water.
Neighbourhood policing inspector for Northwich Jason Murray told the PA news agency: A decision was made earlier this morning with ourselves and our emergency service partners that it was necessary to evacuate the residents of Weaver Court for their own safety and principally because the electricity to the premises has had to be isolated because of rising water levels.''
People were taken to a leisure centre before being moved on to alternative accommodation, Inspector Murray said.