A MUM and her baby were rescued from their car after they became trapped in four feet of water.

The woman, 34, called for help after the car broke down in flooded Lumn's Lane, Pendlebury. Firefighters pushed them to safety and took them home.

The fire service received more than 70 flood-related calls as the deluge hit people across the region.

In Salford:

The riverside Mark Addy pub was closed after being swamped with water.

Water surged over the banks of the Irwell and into the five-star Lowry Hotel's courtyard. A spokesman said they had a `crisis management' plan but the hotel had not been affected.

Homes in Lower Broughton, Lower Kersal and Charlestown were saved after water which was three metres above normal levels was diverted into land at Littleton Road, Lower Kersal.

In Bury:

A canoeist was rescued by firefighters after becoming trapped in the River Irwell in Summerseat. The man, in his twenties, became caught on a metal post by the derelict Waterside Inn and was stranded for an hour.

Residents in Ramsbottom were given flood warnings as land by the M56 became covered with water.

In Manchester:

Playing fields at Parrs Wood High, by the River Mersey at East Didsbury, and at Whalley Range High, on Princess Road, were left waterlogged.

The rail system was crippled between Manchester and Yorkshire. Northern Rail were advising passengers not to travel and bus services replaced some of the worst hit lines.

In Rossendale:

At Irwell Vale, residents were advised to move property to upper floors of their homes and leave the area. They sandbagged houses and secured storm gates. The village nursery was evacuated, while the fire service was called to the Meadow Park estate as water reached ground level.

Water flooded the basement of a house in Rochdale Road, Bacup. Firefighters spent more than an hour pumping the water out.

At the Buck Inn, Cowpe, the cellar was under 3ft of water and a cooler worth £600 was destroyed. The water also ruined some of the beer.

In Rochdale:

Firemen waded through chest-high water to save four horses and three dogs after the River Roch burst its banks, flooding stables and allotments at Kellett Street. But they were unable to save dozens of chickens which drowned.

Hundreds of council staff were evacuated from the town hall and other offices.

Firemen rescued a mum and her child in Mellor Street after a pram became stuck in a two feet deep puddle and commuters were gridlocked at Mellor Street and Bury Road when a drain burst.

At Littleborough firemen pumped out homes. Todmorden Road was under two feet of water as a stream burst its banks.

In Trafford:

Manchester Road in Carrington was closed when a drain collapsed on land opposite Vicarage Garden Centre. Traffic was diverted on to the M60.

In Middleton and Heywood:

The Old Grammar School at Boarshaw Road was sandbagged to keep out flood water from Whit Brook.

The River Roch flooded at Queen's Park.

Were you affected? Have your say.

The Environment Agency’s floodline is on 0845 988 1188.  Share your flooding pictures here .

Find more information via the links on the right of this page.