LOCAL Lib Dems have praised the response of emergency services to the flooding problems which have impacted across Warrington.
In a joint statement, Lymm Liberal Democrat Councillors Bob Barr and Ian Marks said, “The COVID crisis has showed the tremendous benefits of different organisations working together to combat a problem. The exceptional rainfall that has caused flooding problems in parts of Lymm and elsewhere in Warrington has again shown the benefits of co-operation.
“We have been very impressed by the way Warrington Council, the Police, the Fire and Rescue Service, the Environment Agency, Housing providers and others have come together. The Council and the Environment Agency have provided useful bulletins, which they have updated frequently.
“There are two reasons for the flooding in Lymm. Firstly the River Bollin has overflowed but secondly, the run-off from water-logged fields has caused road closures like in Warrington Lane. The combined emergency services have worked very hard to provide people with sandbags, provide support for evacuations, close roads and generally provide advice and help.
“Lymm Parish Council working with Parish Councillor Graham Gowland opened the Village Hall for anyone who needed somewhere to go. It wasn’t needed but the offer was there.
“Thankfully the water has now subsided and power is being reinstated into houses. Work to clear up all the mess can now start. Everything has been complicated by the need to obey the COVID restriction rules.
“Our thanks go out to all the emergency services and our sympathies to those whose homes have been affected. Councillors will continue to give what help and advice they can to people who make contact.”
Flooding in the Warrington area reached record levels, never seen before, as homes were evacuated and power was cut off.
The cleanup operation and work to rehouse people is ongoing over the weekend.
Top Picture shows the flooding on the Sowbrook fields at Lymm, which is believed to be the worst ever seen.
Warrington Floods: Huge clean up task ongoing as homes left without power
