Lancashire was battered by three separate storms across December but the Wyre village of St Michael’s was one of the worst hit areas.
In 2015, Storm Desmond struck on December 9, Storm Eva hit on Christmas Eve and just as families thought the devastation was over, another storm hit on December 26 to complete their misery.
It caused misery for 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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The weather caused rivers to burst their banks, homes to be flooded and left without power, roads closed and whole communities cut off
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The Environment Agency issued seven rare ‘red’ weather warnings, indicating a threat to life, in Ribchester, Chorley, Longridge, and around the Ribble Valley as every river in Lancashire reached record highs
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Evacuation centres were set up around the county to help families stranded by the chaos
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Residents in Croston, Walton-le-Dale, Ribchester and eastern parts of the county, who had been opening their Christmas presents just hours before were told to evacuate their homes as water filled the streets on Boxing Day.