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| Lancashire flooding: St Michaels residents evacuated for second time | Lancashire flooding: St Michaels residents evacuated for second time |
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| Families in a Lancashire village have been forced to leave their homes for a second time after another severe flood warning. | Families in a Lancashire village have been forced to leave their homes for a second time after another severe flood warning. |
| People on the south side of St Michaels were forced to leave their properties on Saturday night amid renewed fears about water levels in the River Wyre. | People on the south side of St Michaels were forced to leave their properties on Saturday night amid renewed fears about water levels in the River Wyre. |
| The Environment Agency's severe flood warning said there was a potential danger to life. | The Environment Agency's severe flood warning said there was a potential danger to life. |
| Flooding warnings have also been issued for large parts of Yorkshire. | Flooding warnings have also been issued for large parts of Yorkshire. |
| Meanwhile, Environment Secretary Liz Truss has set up a group to work on new flood protection measures for Cumbria in the wake of Storm Desmond. | Meanwhile, Environment Secretary Liz Truss has set up a group to work on new flood protection measures for Cumbria in the wake of Storm Desmond. |
| Current warnings include the River Ouse in York, the River Aire in parts of Leeds and the River Calder in Wakefield. | Current warnings include the River Ouse in York, the River Aire in parts of Leeds and the River Calder in Wakefield. |
| Fifteen people were rescued from vehicles across West Yorkshire overnight, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said. | Fifteen people were rescued from vehicles across West Yorkshire overnight, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said. |
| About 20 homes were also flooded in the region. | |
| There are more than 20 flood warnings in place elsewhere requiring residents to take action and 64 flood alerts advising householders to be prepared. | There are more than 20 flood warnings in place elsewhere requiring residents to take action and 64 flood alerts advising householders to be prepared. |
| Most of the Environment Agency alerts and warnings are across northern England and north and mid Wales, with large parts of east Lancashire as well as West Yorkshire affected. Flood barriers have also been erected in Shrewsbury. | |
| Lancashire Police advised affected residents in St Michaels to gather at a local pub as a precaution, with overnight accommodation provided at Garstang Leisure Centre. | Lancashire Police advised affected residents in St Michaels to gather at a local pub as a precaution, with overnight accommodation provided at Garstang Leisure Centre. |
| Many people had only just returned to the village after leaving their homes due to a previous flood warning on Thursday. | Many people had only just returned to the village after leaving their homes due to a previous flood warning on Thursday. |
| The fresh flood warnings come after large parts of Cumbria and Lancashire experienced a week of severe disruption due to flooding. | The fresh flood warnings come after large parts of Cumbria and Lancashire experienced a week of severe disruption due to flooding. |
| Minister says climate change is causing "trends" of severe weather | |
| Energy and climate change secretary Amber Rudd was asked on The Andrew Marr Show if she agreed the flooding in Cumbria could be attributed to climate change. | |
| She said there are "trends" of severe weather events which are caused by climate change. | |
| "I wouldn't pin individual storms to those, but I would say that addressing dangerous climate change is about security for people and making sure that for the long-term future they are not impacted by really dangerous weather events," she said. | |
| She also insisted plans were in place to put more money into flood defences and protect a further 300,000 people from dangerous flooding. | |
| Live flood warnings from the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency | Live flood warnings from the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency |