Flood alerts have been issued across Greater Manchester
21:59, 20 Sep 2025Updated 22:44, 20 Sep 2025
Rain has left a street underwater in Salford
A street has been completely submerged in water after flood alerts were issued across Greater Manchester.
Residents of Peel Green Road, Salford, say water has entered their homes and their cars have been damaged this evening (September 20). Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, one resident said she is watching her son attempt to move her car while she is on holiday in Turkey.
She said: “Someone rang the door bell and I went to see who it was and I saw my car submerged underwater. I’ve had to phone my son to see if he could get someone to help him move my car.
“He’s not got a licence, he’s only got a provisional, so he’s been trying to knock on the neighbour’s door. He’s had to practically swim to get home.
“The lights have stopped flashing and the back windows have opened because it’s gone into flood prevention.
“I’ve lived here since 2008 and its got worse since they re-tarmacked the road. It was only a couple of years ago when my brother came to stay with me and his car ended up knackered.”
Peel Green Road, Eccles
Also a resident on Peel Green Road, Wangtshuk Bhotia spoke to the M.E.N about what it’s like currently like on the street.
“It’s horrible.” He said.
“Luckily the water is going down, so it didn’t enter our house tonight, but my back garden is flooded.”
Hours of heavy rain have hit the region, and the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for much of the weekend.
On Saturday evening flood alerts were issued for the River Irwell around Oldham, Bolton, Rochdale and Ramsbottom; the River Irwell across much of the city centre, Salford and Trafford; the River Mersey around Bramhall, Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston; the River Bolin around Bollington, Macclesfield, Knutsford and Wilmslow; and River Mersey around Hyde, Ashton, Denton, Stalybridge and Glossop.
Clare saw her flooded car from her doorbell camera
All parts of Greater Manchester are covered by the Met Office yellow warning of rain, which runs from 9am on Saturday until 6am on Sunday.
The Met Office said in its warning there was ‘a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings’.