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Flood chaos hits the North

By Nick Martin

Updated on 21 January 2008

Flooding has closed railway lines and roads and homes and businesses have been evacuated.

The North of England, Wales and Shropshire have been worst affected - and the Environment Agency has warned that water levels could continue to rise.

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