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| County wakes up to flooding and storm damage | County wakes up to flooding and storm damage |
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| Homes were flooded around Kirkbymoorside in North Yorkshire | Homes were flooded around Kirkbymoorside in North Yorkshire |
| Homes have been flooded overnight due to rain and river overflow from Storm Darragh and more than 1,400 houses are without power across North Yorkshire. | |
| On Saturday night, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said it attended more than 25 flooded properties, with the area around Kirkbymoorside worst affected. | |
| According to the service a "large number of residents" were moved to local shelters by the Red Cross. | According to the service a "large number of residents" were moved to local shelters by the Red Cross. |
| Fire crews from Malton, Acomb, Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Danby, Ripon and Selby were deployed with rescue gear, a boat and a high volume pump between 19:00 and 03:00 GMT. | Fire crews from Malton, Acomb, Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Danby, Ripon and Selby were deployed with rescue gear, a boat and a high volume pump between 19:00 and 03:00 GMT. |
| At 06:00 GMT on Sunday Nunnington residents – who had spent the night pumping out water – were assisted by North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue after their pump failed. | At 06:00 GMT on Sunday Nunnington residents – who had spent the night pumping out water – were assisted by North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue after their pump failed. |
| In Pickering river levels were rising on Sunday morning with councillor Joy Andrews telling Radio York that sandbags were appearing all over the town. | In Pickering river levels were rising on Sunday morning with councillor Joy Andrews telling Radio York that sandbags were appearing all over the town. |
| She said: "We're still very worried. There are certain areas that haven't necessarily flooded before that are flooding, but just roads so far." | She said: "We're still very worried. There are certain areas that haven't necessarily flooded before that are flooding, but just roads so far." |
| At 08:00 GMT the Environment Agency put a flood warning in place for Pickering Beck riverside properties. | At 08:00 GMT the Environment Agency put a flood warning in place for Pickering Beck riverside properties. |
| River levels at Pickering Beck were 1.44m (4ft 7in) at 10:30 GMT on Sunday and property flooding is possible when it goes above 1.40m (4ft 6in). | River levels at Pickering Beck were 1.44m (4ft 7in) at 10:30 GMT on Sunday and property flooding is possible when it goes above 1.40m (4ft 6in). |
| The highest level recorded at Pickering Beck was during the floods of June 2007 when it reached 1.98m (6ft 5in). Eighty-five properties were affected causing about £7m of damage. | The highest level recorded at Pickering Beck was during the floods of June 2007 when it reached 1.98m (6ft 5in). Eighty-five properties were affected causing about £7m of damage. |
| At the Pickering Flood Alleviation Scheme the river level was 4.72m (15ft 5in) on Sunday morning. The highest level recorded at this measuring station in October 2023 was 3.53m (11ft 5in). However, the Pickering scheme was introduced after the 2007 floods. | At the Pickering Flood Alleviation Scheme the river level was 4.72m (15ft 5in) on Sunday morning. The highest level recorded at this measuring station in October 2023 was 3.53m (11ft 5in). However, the Pickering scheme was introduced after the 2007 floods. |
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| In Marton an elderly couple were rescued by firefighters after driving into floodwater and in Danby a crew retrieved a driver whose car had broken down leaving them stranded between two expanses of water. | In Marton an elderly couple were rescued by firefighters after driving into floodwater and in Danby a crew retrieved a driver whose car had broken down leaving them stranded between two expanses of water. |
| North Yorkshire Police urged drivers not to attempt to drive through floodwater and warned there were fallen trees and debris obstructing roads across the region. | North Yorkshire Police urged drivers not to attempt to drive through floodwater and warned there were fallen trees and debris obstructing roads across the region. |
| Police said they had received 160 reports of highway disruption and flooding and were dealing with about 15 to 20 reports of fallen trees and blocked roads. | Police said they had received 160 reports of highway disruption and flooding and were dealing with about 15 to 20 reports of fallen trees and blocked roads. |
| In Scarborough high winds caused property damage with fire crews called to a tree that had fallen on a bungalow - no one was harmed. | In Scarborough high winds caused property damage with fire crews called to a tree that had fallen on a bungalow - no one was harmed. |
| The power cuts have mainly affected the North York Moors National Park, where the village of Hutton-le-Hole was reported to be without electricity. | The power cuts have mainly affected the North York Moors National Park, where the village of Hutton-le-Hole was reported to be without electricity. |
| The owners of restaurant Homestead Kitchen in Goathland posted on social media that they had been without both power and a water supply and that the issue was affecting the "entire village". | The owners of restaurant Homestead Kitchen in Goathland posted on social media that they had been without both power and a water supply and that the issue was affecting the "entire village". |
| Firefighters have attended two instances of the gable ends of houses collapsing in Leyburn and Newby. | Firefighters have attended two instances of the gable ends of houses collapsing in Leyburn and Newby. |
| A roof has been ripped from a house in York and a a tree fell onto a van in Middleton, though no injuries were reported. | A roof has been ripped from a house in York and a a tree fell onto a van in Middleton, though no injuries were reported. |
| Yellow warnings for wind remain in place across Yorkshire until 18:00 BST. There are flood warnings for Pickering Beck, Buttercrambe Mill, Kexby Bridge, the River Esk at Ruswarp and the River Foss in York. | Yellow warnings for wind remain in place across Yorkshire until 18:00 BST. There are flood warnings for Pickering Beck, Buttercrambe Mill, Kexby Bridge, the River Esk at Ruswarp and the River Foss in York. |
| At Nunnington Hall meetings with Father Christmas were cancelled after the car park was "completely flooded", the National Trust said. | At Nunnington Hall meetings with Father Christmas were cancelled after the car park was "completely flooded", the National Trust said. |
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