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County wakes up to flooding and storm damage Homes flooded and power cut amid Storm Darragh
(about 7 hours later)
Homes were flooded around Kirkbymoorside in North Yorkshire A flooded property in Kirkbymoorside, 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. A clean-up operation has begun in North Yorkshire after more than 25 homes flooded and hundreds were left without power during Storm Darragh.
On Saturday night, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said it attended more than 25 flooded properties, with the area around Kirkbymoorside worst affected. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said the area around Kirkbymoorside was the worst affected, and 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.
Residents in Kirkbymoorside took action to protect their belongings as floods took place overnight. Sylvia Fisher, who lives in Kirkby Mills, said she hardly slept as she was checking for flood damage through the night.
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. Sylvia Fisher (left) was awake most of the night checking water levels in her home
In Pickering river levels were rising on Sunday morning with councillor Joy Andrews telling Radio York that sandbags were appearing all over the town. Rivers struggled to cope, with properties flooded
She said: "It came so quick I could not believe it, from 11 o'clock when we went to bed and every half hour after that, I was checking to see if it was coming through the front door, and I did that until 4 o'clock in the morning.
"It's a nightmare, it is just so upsetting."
Mrs Fisher, whose relatives were helping her clean up, added: "The carpets are ruined, the lino in the kitchen has got to come up.
"I am waiting to see if water damage has done anything to my furniture. I will leave it to the insurance to see what to do."
More than 25 properties flooded overnight from Saturday into Sunday
At 06:00 GMT on Sunday, Nunnington residents – who had spent the night pumping out water – were helped 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.
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 4ft 7in (1.44m) at 10:30 GMT on Sunday and property flooding is possible when it goes above 4ft 6in (1.40m).
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 6ft 5in (1.98m). Eighty-five properties were affected then 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 15ft 5in (4.72m) on Sunday morning. The highest level recorded at this measuring station, in October 2023, was 11ft 5in (3.53m). However, the Pickering scheme was introduced after the 2007 floods.
Jim Cardwell from Northern Powergrid gives an update on the power cuts in North Yorkshire The entrance to Brickfields Farm in Kirkbymoorside was flooded
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. Hundreds of homes were still without power on Sunday evening, according to Northern Powergrid.
A statement on its website said it was working hard to restore power to all customers impacted by the storm.
It said: "We are aiming to give our best view and timings for getting people back on today, but there is a possibility that some of those repairs will run later into the night.
"For those customers where we estimate your power will be back on at 22:00 on Monday 9th December, we are aiming to have power restored before then, however, we will update when have a more accurate time and will contact customers directly."
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 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. Jim Cardwell from Northern Powergrid gives an update on the power cuts in North Yorkshire
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. A roof was ripped from a house in York and a a tree fell onto a van in Middleton, though no injuries were reported.
At Nunnington Hall meetings with Father Christmas were cancelled after the car park was "completely flooded", the National Trust said. Yellow warnings for wind were in place across Yorkshire until 18:00 BST and there were 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.
The Santa Service at North Yorkshire Moors Railway was also cancelled on Sunday due to flooded car parks and access restrictions into Pickering.
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