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Dramatic footage captures the aftermath of an historic pub's collapse as severe flooding sweeps much of Northern England again.

The Met Office has issued two red 'danger to life' flood warnings for the north west of England and Yorkshire - the first time two simultaneous red warnings have ever been issued.

Much of the north of England was pounded by five inches of rain in just a few hours this morning.

Forecasters have warned people to expect more rain and flooding this evening across Lancashire and Yorkshire.

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Homes have been evacuated in Whalley and Ribchester in Lancashire and the army have been called in to evacuate homes after a month's rainfall lashed the region in hours.

In Summerseat, Greater Manchester, dramatic footage reveals how The Waterside pub has complete collapsed as a result of the deluge.

The local landmark had stood for at least 100 years before today.

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The severe warning means forecasters believe flooding could cause a risk to life and residents should 'take action now' to keep themselves safe.

Dramatic video shows Whalley, near Clitheroe, Lancashire, submerged under 'waist height' water following a morning deluge.

You can see how your area is affected in the interactive map at the bottom of the story.

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Andrew Geldeard, 57, from Whalley, told Mirror.co.uk residents in the village are being evacuated by the army.

He told Mirror.co.uk: "I live just outside the village but came down on my morning run and ended up up to my waist.

"The village is almost completely underwater and they've closed all the roads. A number of the houses look to have been flooded and there are people being evacuated by army lads right now.

"It's heartbreaking for the village, particularly at this time of year. We've had flooding two or three times in recent times but this is as bad as I can remember."

The M62 motorway has been closed westbound between junctions 20 and 19 near Rochdale after a sinkhole appeared in the road.

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Pictures showed parts of the counties submerged following heavy rain this morning.

Parts of Manchester and Leeds city centres were hit by flooding minor flooding as people were warned to stay away from affected areas.

Ilkley in West Yorkshire has also been left completely cut off while other Yorkshire towns such as Hebden Bridge, Todmorden and Skipton are also affected

Parts of Skipton in North Yorkshire were hit by early floods - with roads leading into the town and a B&M Bargains store near the town centre pictured submerged this morning.

Images posted on Twitter also showed parts of Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, hit by severe flooding.

Resident Adelle Stripe wrote: "Beer barrels floating down Burnley Road, as bad (if not worse) than 2012 floods."

Parts of north Wales have already been left deluged by water overnight, with the A55 between Bangor and Llanfairfechan closed due to water which left vehicles partially submerged.

The flooding has already caused the cancellation of Boxing Day Football League fixtures at Blackpool, Hartlepool, Morecambe and Accrington.

There are currently more than 335 alerts in place across England, Wales and Scotland, including 15 at the most severe level.

A Met Office forecast states: "A band of rain will become slow-moving for a time today across Lancashire.

"50 to 80 mm is expected to fall in a six to nine hour period through to early afternoon, with over 100 mm likely over high ground over a longer period of time, encompassing some rain which has already fallen.

"This is expected to lead to widespread river flooding, whilst the shorter-period accumulations will result in surface water flooding."

The heaviest rain is expected late this morning before easing during the afternoon.

A further spell of heavy showers is expected this evening.

Homeowners have been warned to take measures to protect their properties and remain safe.

Motorists have also been urged to plan any journeys carefully.

The Government's emergency Cobra committee met on Christmas Day while a company from the 2nd Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, helped committees across the North West build miles of temporary flood defences.

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Floods Minister Rory Stewart said that rainfall levels in the flood-hit areas were unprecedented.

"We're looking potentially again today at maybe a month's rainfall coming in a day. That's falling on ground that's very saturated. As the rain falls, the rivers respond very quickly," he told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme.

"Certainly what we've seen is rainfall levels that nobody's ever seen before.

"If somebody had said two years ago when we were designing these flood defences that we could get 13 inches of rain in a day, the answer from the engineers would have been 'Why are you making that kind of prediction? We have never seen this before.'