The day Britain went under: UK hit by worst floods in decades as towns become 'mini Venices' and thousands flee their homes after a MONTH of rain falls in 24 hours... and more is on the way 

  • The Met Office has issued two red alerts for rain, the most severe warning, in Lancashire and Yorkshire & Humber
  • Towns and cities - including Leeds and Rochdale - flooded with up to 6 feet of water when rivers burst their banks 
  • A 200-year-old former pub has been destroyed by the pressure of the water at Summerseat, Great Manchester today
  • 20ft sinkhole has opened up on the M62 near Rochdale, forcing the road to be shut between junctions 19 and 20 
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Britain was overwhelmed by the most widespread flooding for decades yesterday as the dire weather left a trail of chaos stretching hundreds of miles and affecting 2,000 homes.
Huge swathes of the North of England, including parts of Manchester and Leeds and their satellite towns, were under up to 6ft of water after a month's rain fell in a single day.
Thousands of residents were forced to flee their homes and in some cases whole towns were cut off as the misery of flooding spread across Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Yorkshire, and parts of Scotland and North Wales. And for the first time since the waters started rising a month ago, densely populated urban areas were engulfed.
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Floodwater rises as the River Calder bursts its banks in the Calder Valley town of Mytholmroyd, one of the worst hit of the towns and even major cities which have been plunged underwater by the devastating floods across northern England
Floodwater rises as the River Calder bursts its banks in the Calder Valley town of Mytholmroyd, one of the worst hit of the towns and even major cities which have been plunged underwater by the devastating floods across northern England