Residents were also evacuated from a block of flats in Meadow Mill, Stockport.

The North West and Wales saw heavy rain on Wednesday, with Marsden seeing 101.2mm of rainfall, more than West Yorkshire’s January monthly average of 85.1mm, and Capel Curig in Wales measuring 101.2mm, which is less than a third of the monthly average of 327mm.

A number of train routes were disrupted or blocked by flooding on Wednesday, mainly in the North West of England, with some Northern services, TransPennine Express services, Transport for Wales services, and South Western Railway services affected.

National Highways said a section of the A628 Woodhead Pass between Woolley Bridge and Flouch was closed due to flooding, as was the westbound M56 between Junction 6 for Manchester Airport and Junction 8 for Bowdon.