Flooded supermarkets, submerged cars, ferocious thunderstorms… it wasn’t much fun up North on the hottest day of the year!
Shocking video shows stream of water flowing through supermarket aisle as flash floods hit
FEROCIOUS thunderstorms flooded supermarkets, submerged cars and turned tram routes into canals in the north of England yesterday... while the south enjoyed record breaking temperatures.
Astonishing video footage shows a stream of water cascading through supermarket aisles yesterday as flash floods hit Greater Manchester.
Footage shot in Asda's Ashton superstore, shows water pouring through display shelves and streaming through the store as helpless workers watch on.
The Greater Manchester supermarket's cooked meat aisle ended up looking more like a water park.
Staff at the supermarket worked hard to clear up the mess last night so the store could open at 7am today.
The huge storm caused chaos in Manchester and it's not just Asda's staff who will faced a huge clean-up operation today.
Water also gushed dramatically through the ceiling of a Harvey Nichols beauty hall in the city centre.
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Floods were reported across Manchester, with tram lines turned to canals and drivers forced to abandon vehicles in deep water.
Manchester City's Champions League match against Borussia Monchengladbach was also called off due to waterlogged pitches.
Officials conducted a pitch inspection at the newly-expanded stadium but after hours of rain a ball would not roll over the grass.
Residents are now facing disruption as the clean-up effort begins.
Among the problems to contend with are cracked roads, flooding and rearranging a crucial football match.
Temperatures soared to 34.4C, but the hot air brought with it lightning hail and torrential downpours.
Two flood warnings remain in pace in north east England, despite the Met Office forecasting a day of brilliant sunshine for most of the country.
Brits are going to enjoy another scorcher today as the late summer heatwave brings sunshine to most of the country.
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