Hundreds of homes were evacuated overnight as Storm Christoph caused extensive flooding in parts of Manchester and Merseyside in England’s North West, and areas of North Wales. Homes were evacuated in Manchester’s Didsbury and Northenden areas as well as in Ruthin and Bangor-on-Dee in North Wales, and in Maghull in Merseyside, the BBC reported on Thursday. While visiting Didsbury amid the crisis Prime Minister Boris Johnson said “Hundreds of people got notice to leave their homes because of the risk of flooding from the [river] Mersey.” He also said that thousands of Manchester homes had been protected by Environment Agency measures overnight but warned of “more to come” with further rain expected next week. Echoing Johnson’s warning the Environment Agency said in a statement, “There remains a significant risk of flooding after heavy rain from Storm Christoph falling on already saturated ground led to exceptionally high river levels, affecting parts …