21 January 2021, 08:12 | Updated: 21 January 2021, 08:51
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Emergency Service teams have been working through the night to protect the Wrexham factory producing the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine from flooding caused by Storm Christoph.
Fire crews are pumping water from the area and clearing gullies to make sure water doesn’t build up.
Storm Christoph has wreaked havoc on the UK, and overnight hundreds of people had to evacuate their homes to avoid the rising flood waters.
There were fears the north Wales factory would be overwhelmed by the rising floodwaters and so workers have been battling through the night to ensure the effect of a flood is not felt world over.
Speaking earlier this morning Wrexham Borough Council leader Mark Pritchard said: “The company had serious concerns their warehouse could be flooded so they asked us for support and we gave them that.
“We worked through the night with them and gave them the resources and it’s been successful, but it has been difficult.”
He added: “The problem is even when the water level drops you have to examine the river bank to make sure there’s no movement there.
“It’s going to be a difficult couple of days.
“We had to work with the storage facility (where the vaccines are held) as there was a risk of flooding there overnight and that was a success.
“This could have had an impact on not just Wrexham and Wales but also the rest of the country.”
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