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Cheshire was a specific area of concern. A major incident was declared, with more than 100 families in the Warrington area needing evacuation. A large section of the Bridgewater Canal’s embankment collapsed, with water draining on to farmland and inundating a wastewater treatment works owned by United Utilities. The owner of the canal, Peel Holdings, took emergency action to stop the flow of water and, although the treatment works were inaccessible for a time, United Utilities has assured us that the plant is back up and running. A number of evacuations were needed, even where properties were not flooded, including for 400 residents of the Britannia hotel in Didsbury.