Storm Ciara has thrashed the majority of the UK including parts of Greater Manchester on Sunday.
The Met Office put an amber weather warning in place for wind and a yellow warning for rain, warning people to only travel 'if necessary'.
River levels have risen due to the torrential rain and gale force winds of up to 90mph scouring the north west region.
The Environment Agency has been monitoring the situation and as a result have put a number of flood warnings and flood alerts in place.
In and around Greater Manchester, there were 31 flood warnings in place along with 13 flood alerts at around 5pm on Sunday, February 9.
In the evening, these figures were reduced to nine warnings and 13 alerts - with 22 flood warnings no longer in place.
Residents in Bury have been forced to leave their homes, while properties and businesses close to the River Mersey in Stockport are on high alert.
Here's the advice on how can you prepare for a flood and what to do if you find yourself in a flood.
How to prepare for a flood
In the event of a flood alert, you should prepare a bag of essential items to take with you if you do need to leave your home. You could include things like medicine, clothing and important documents, according to the Environment Agency.
You need to check how you would turn off your gas, electricity and water mains supplies, and think about how you would move your family and pets to safety.
Make sure you keep up to date with the latest alerts.
What to do during a flood warning
A flood warning means you need to act, so you need to do all of the actions above, and also the following:
- Move family and pets to safety and if possible, move vehicles to higher ground.
- Ensure that more important items are moved upstairs or kept in a safe place in the property.
- If safe to do so, turn off gas, electricity, and water mains - but never touch an electrical switch if you're standing in water, advises the Environment Agency.
- Put in place property protection products if you have them, such as barriers and sandbags.
It's important that you keep up to date with the situation whilst taking these steps.
What to do if there is a severe flood warning
This level of warning requires those involved to take immediate action - this is the third and final flood warning.
If in immediate danger, call 999 and follow the emergency services' advice.
Make sure you have an emergency kit in your household, including a torch with spare batteries, a mobile phone with a charger, a change of warm clothes and important numbers like your home insurance contact, then necessities like food, water and medicines.
The agency says to avoid driving or walking through the floodwater as just 30cm of fast flowing water could move your car.
Keep family and pets away from the flood, which may contain debris, sewage and chemicals.
For updates on the current flood warnings in Greater Manchester, and to see if your area is affected, please visit the Flood Warning Information Service website.
