Flood waters are subsiding but freezing temperatures are hampering clean-up and rescue efforts, with new snow and ice alerts in place.
A major incident was declared after torrential rain left huge areas of Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire in the UK flooded on New Year's Day.
Flood waters are subsiding but freezing temperatures are hampering clean-up and rescue efforts, with new snow and ice alerts in place.
Hundreds of residents were forced to evacuate their homes and rescue centres have been set up in Wigan, Stockport and Ormskirk.
The Environment Agency says river levels will remain high across parts of the region Thursday and urged people to stay away from swollen rivers and not to drive through flooded waters.
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