Pictures show the aftermath of flooding in Warrington

Water levels are now lowering, but some of the town is still waterlogged.

Longshaw Street has reopened today, Thursday, but those passing down it are faced with enormous puddles.

Southworth Avenue, which a number of people were evacuated from yesterday, has now cleared.

But Hawleys Lane is still impassable, with floods of water sitting beneath the bridge.

Chief executive Steven Broomhead has said that the council will not be contacting the government to seek ‘urgent support and commitment’ for flooding investments.

Professor Broomhead said: “We’re very sorry that a number of properties have been flooded across Warrington and the wider area.

“As part of a multi-agency partnership we continue to offer as much support as possible, within our limited resources, and have particularly focused on circumstances where there is a risk to life.

“The council and our partners have visited and provided help to hundreds of properties – but we know that even despite this collective work, some properties have been particularly badly affected. 

“We will be contacting government to seek their urgent support and commitment to investment in new flooding relief and drainage schemes.  This is vital as serious weather events are now more common. 

“Our work to provide help, advice and support continues.”

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