A major incident was declared in the Isle of Man after a day of heavy flooding swamped vehicles and closed roads and schools. The Isle of Man Constabulary warned residents to stay upstairs as they responded to the incident, as authorities worried a high tide around 1.45pm could bring more chaos. Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in 8 Cancel Play now"A major incident has been declared with all Govt agencies helping out. (Image: Copyright Albanpix.com,)(Image: Tom Wren SWNS)Authorities were asking residents of the Isle of Man to keep travel to a minimum as they respond to the heavy flooding. For updates on today's weather, visit our LIVE BLOG(Image: Jordan Crosby / BACKGRID)One clip shows a van being washed away in Laxey by heavy floods as major incident continues.

Source: Daily Mirror October 01, 2019 09:22 UTC