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In pictures: Floods deluge homes and roads

BBC A road under a bridge is completely flooded, with the roofs of a grey and black car just about visible over the water's surfaceBBC
A section of the A555 Manchester Airport relief road in Handforth, with cars almost totally submerged

People were forced to leave their homes, water has flowed into houses and cars have been abandoned as heavy flooding deluged swathes of north-west England.

Greater Manchester Police has declared a major incident while significant flooding also battered parts of Lancashire and Cheshire.

You can read the latest developments here while below are a selection of images from across the region.

Alderley Aerial Photography An aerial view of houses and fields partially submerged in brown flood-waterAlderley Aerial Photography
Alderley Aerial Photography An aerial view of buildings surrounded by floodwater Alderley Aerial Photography
Heavy flooding in East Didsbury
Flooding at Parrs Wood in East Didsbury

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