Two more flood alerts in force in Greater Manchester as heavy overnight rain forecast

Two more flood alerts are in force in Greater Manchester tonight over fears of heavy overnight rain. Both alerts - which mean flooding is 'possible' - were added to the official Environment Agency list just after 5pm.

They cover large swathes of low-lying areas in Manchester, Salford, Bury, Bolton and Rochdale. It follows an earlier alert for the River Mersey including Stretford, Gatley, Cheadle, Hulme, Cheadle, Northenden, Chorlton, Sale, Didsbury, Davyhulme, Flixton, and Dumplington.

The Met office has also issued a yellow weather warning for yet more rain for large parts of Greater Manchester from 5pm this evening and warned 'flooding is possible'

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The latest alerts warn of possible flooding on low-lying land and roads around the rivers Irwell, Medlock, Beal, Roch and Croal and also Wince and Worsley Brooks and Limy Water. The areas which may be affected are Lower Broughton, Charlestown, Kersal, Harpurhey, Farnworth, Whitefield, Little Lever, Radcliffe, Bury, Heywood, Middleton, Littleborough and Milnrow.

The alert reads: "Our incident response staff are closely monitoring weather forecasts and river levels and will update the flood alert if necessary. Please be aware of your surroundings and keep up to date with the current situation."

The Met Office warning covers the majority of Greater Manchester except Bolton and Wigan and runs until 9pm tomorrow (Jan 2). It says: "Heavy rain falling on saturated ground is likely to cause some travel disruption. Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible. Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer. Bus and train services probably affected with journey times