Images from Castlefield show crews hard at work clearing up the mess left behind by floods over New Year. A number of vehicles can be seen scooping up the enormous amount of sludge which was left on the towpaths during the heavy rains.
Tracks left behind by the vehicles show just how much mud is still there nearly two weeks after Greater Manchester was hit by widespread flooding. Areas of south Manchester including Stockport and Didsbury were particularly badly hit, but Castlefield also saw high water.
Heavy rain saw canals breaking their banks in Castlefield. The result has meant that there are still large quantities of mud being cleared away.
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Crews from Manchester City Council could be seen operating machinery to clear away what remains. The initial floods were made worse after temperatures dipped below freezing, making the clean up job even harder.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Councillor Anthony McCaul wrote: “The Castlefield basin and York St carpark suffered from flooding during the extreme rains.
“Manchester City Council has been co-ordinating the clean up whilst supporting other landowners who are dealing with extreme flooding elsewhere in the northwest.”
The floods left sludge behind on the towpath -Credit:Cllr Anthony McCaul
He added: “A big thanks to the @MCCCityCentre team and partners for co-ordinating this during the recent freezing temperatures.”
The floods saw more than 400 people were evacuated from the Britannia Country House hotel in Didsbury. Emergency services also evacuated more than 400 people from Meadow Mill in Stockport after the river Tame burst its banks.
This left the car park and lower floors of the former mill turned apartment complex flooded out. Since then, Stockport council published an open letter detailing concern about securing temporary housing for affected residents.
There is still a lot to clean up -Credit:Cllr Anthony McCaul
The flooding saw a major incident declared in Greater Manchester on New Year’s Day as emergency workers scrambled to people’s aid. Now nearly two weeks on and the clean up is still ongoing.