Some roads & footpaths have been closed to keep people as safe as possible, you can view these road closures at: secure.manchester.gov.uk/info… This page will be updated throughout the night. 6/7 pic.twitter.com/uVmMv363aF
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A large number of police officers are being deployed to areas within Didsbury alongside colleagues from @manchesterfire to support @ManCityCouncil with evacuating residents at risk of flooding from #StormChristoph
⚠️ Severe Flood Warning covering parts of Didsbury, Chorlton & Northenden ⚠️ Please share the below image with friends, family & networks should anyone need info on how to prepare, what to expect & who to contact for urgent care/support. Learn more: orlo.uk/xlwsb pic.twitter.com/AMelNkAY5U
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Important information - evacuations due to flooding twitter.com/mancitycouncil…
The very latest as homes are evacuated following severe flood warnings in #eastdidsbury and #WestDidsbury and #northenden 👇 itv.com/news/granada/2…
Rainfall from #StormChristoph is causing flooding in #Didsbury #GreaterManchester. Flooding of electricity substations can cause power cuts but we're doing all we can to prevent that. Visit our website to report a power cut and for advice to keep you safe enwl.co.uk/flooding pic.twitter.com/9N8AL2UdKN
The #M60 anticlockwise both entry slips from the #A576 and the roundabout itself at #J19 (#Middleton #A576) is currently CLOSED due to flooding in the carriageway. Traffic Officers are currently at scene, Maintenance Crews are on their way to the area to assist. @OfficialTfGM
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Jul 13 2013
Incident 82/2013
At 13.48hrs this sunny and very warm early afternoon, we were paged by NWAS (Lancashire) Broughton EOC Air Desk despatcher, regards an incident at Rivington, involving a male with a reported leg injury.
The call was answered by our Team Leader Garry Rhodes MBE, and with drivers already quickly responding to all three of our vehicle garage locations, a full team call out page was made at 13.59hrs.
Three team Land Rover Mountain Rescue Ambulances went mobile between 14.01hrs and 14.05hrs.
The initial RVP was given as Rivington Hall Barn, where the ‘informant’ was waiting to meet us.
Team member Mike Marsh was quickly on scene at this location, but it was our Deputy Team Leader Geoff Seddon, who located the casualty site at circa 14.14hrs, on the wooded track between Rivington Hall Barn and the Lower House Car Park area, at Rivington.
A 37 year old experienced male mountain biker, from Blackburn, in the company of his brother, had just set off to spend the afternoon mountain biking together.
Pushing and not riding his bike at the time, whilst going through a gate, the biker stumbled, resulting in a dislocated left knee cap.
Our BM3 vehicle arrived nearby, thanks to the local track network, at 14.19hrs, and casualty care commenced shortly afterwards, including Entonox pain killing gas.
By 14.25hrs, our Team Leader and our BM2 was on scene, at the revised RVP of Lower house Car Park joining other team members who had responded.
At 14.45hrs the North West Air Ambulance ‘Helimed 08’ arrived on scene, flying in directly from Royal Blackburn Hospital having completed a previous incident.
The casualty was loaded onto one of our specialist SAR Alpine Lite Mountain Rescue Stretchers and carried to the helicopter (With thanks to the casualty’s brother for helping us)
At 15.05hrs NWAA ‘Helimed 08’ departed with the casualty on board, for the very quick flight to Royal Preston Hospital.
By 15.30hrs all our responding resources had departed the area, with our BM3 vehicle travelling to Royal Preston Hospital to collect our specialist casualty care equipment which had been used to splint the mans leg.
In total we had twelve team call Out list members and three of our specialist Land Rover Ambulance vehicles on scene. (A further five team members were stood down responding)
On board the NWAA Helimed 08, based at Blackpool Airport, were three crew members.
This incident, as with others in the popular Rivington area, generated much public interest in the work of the Bolton MRT and the NWAA, including a party of interested Scouts from the St Helens area, who were passing by the incident scene at the time, and kindly waited whilst we maintained a ‘safety cordon’ until Helimed had landed.
By admin • 2013, Incident • Tags: WalkerRambler