Storm Christoph continues to leave many parts of Greater Manchester submerged in water but there are some people who are trying to make the most out of the situation - and the extra water.
Take a man, known only as ‘Roger’, for example, who was spotted enjoying a leisurely canoe trip on Turn Moss Park in Stretford this morning (January 21).
Resident Iain Henshaw was taking a walk in the public park this morning when he came across a man on a canoe swimming past the football fields - as you do.
“I went out for a walk last night to see if we were in danger of flooding,” Iain told the Manchester Evening News.
“I went back this morning to see if the levels had gone down when I saw a man with a canoe paddling in the playing fields near the Stretford end.
“I started taking some photos and he paddled over for a chat. His name’s Roger and he lives in the houses near to the park.”
Another resident said they saw the man 'casually' strolling along in his canoe by the roads nearby to the park.
We're going to presume that 'Roger' is a trained professional and we definitely do not recommend that anyone takes a swim in any nearby floods.
Around 2,000 homes and businesses in south Manchester were asked to evacuate last night with severe 'danger to life' flood warnings.
The Environment Agency confirmed earlier this morning that certain parts of Manchester were just 2cm away from disaster last night, but that's not stopped some people from trying to make the most out of the situation - and the extra water.
While a 'major incident' warning was stood down in Manchester earlier today, the agency has warned people in flood risk areas to 'stay vigilant' for the next couple of days.
A spokesperson for the Environment Agency said they encouraged 'everyone to sign up to flood warnings' so that people can be aware of where river levels are.
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