An RAF Chinook helicopter attempts to plug the gap in the defence wallAn RAF Chinook helicopter attempts to plug the gap in the defence wall
An RAF Chinook helicopter attempts to plug the gap in the defence wall

Boxing Day 2015: Torrential rain and floods were some of the worst Croston had ever seen

Boxing Day in 2015 saw a month's worth of rain cause misery for some Lancashire residents.

Rivers burst their banks, homes were flooded and left without power, roads were closed and left whole communities cut off. We take a look back at the pictures we took at the time, and during the following clean-up.

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