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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Sam Yarwood

Storm Dennis sends tree crashing onto graves in Chadderton cemetery

Strong winds from Storm Dennis have brought down a tree in Chadderton cemetery.

A yellow weather warning remains in place in Greater Manchester until Monday morning, with winds expected to reach 50-60mph.

Photos taken on Sunday afternoon show a large tree that has uprooted and fallen across half a dozen graves in Oldham.

It is not clear at this stage whether any of them have been damaged.

There have also been reports of trees coming down across the region - including several in the Stockport area.

A tree has come down at Chadderton cemetery in strong winds brought by Storm Dennis (Manchester Evening News)

Roads around Marple and Poynton were also closed due to flooding.

There were fears that Storm Dennis would bring with it to Greater Manchester more devastation than Storm Ciara, which last weekend flooded dozens of properties.

So far it seems like the region has escaped the brunt of the extreme weather, which has been declared a 'major incident' in other parts of the country such as south Wales.

There were also a record number of flood warnings and alerts issued in England after more than a month's worth of rain fell in 48 hours.

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