Floods hit Merseyside after heavy rain

Sep 6 2008 by Claire Ellicott, Liverpool Echo floods hit region after heavy rain MERSEYSIDE was hit by severe flooding as torrential rain fell across the region. Homes were evacuated and there were a series of traffic accidents as 15mm of rain fell in just one hour. Wirral was particularly badly hit, with the Fire and Rescue Service inundated with more than 200 calls between 5pm and 8pm. A spokesman said: “It... [read full story]