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Floods spark caravan parks rescue | Floods spark caravan parks rescue |
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Heavy rain has caused flooding in towns and villages across North Yorkshire. | Heavy rain has caused flooding in towns and villages across North Yorkshire. |
About a dozen people were rescued by firefighters from three caravan parks on the banks of the River Nidd in Knaresborough on Sunday night. | About a dozen people were rescued by firefighters from three caravan parks on the banks of the River Nidd in Knaresborough on Sunday night. |
Crews took them by boat to an emergency centre in the town. They also rescued a couple with a young child trapped in a car at Moreton-on-Swale, Northallerton. | Crews took them by boat to an emergency centre in the town. They also rescued a couple with a young child trapped in a car at Moreton-on-Swale, Northallerton. |
The Environment Agency had 18 flood warnings in place for North Yorkshire on Monday evening. | |
Rail disruption | |
At the height of the flooding, the fire service attended 15 flooding incidents across the county, including several homes in Pateley Bridge. | |
Elsewhere in the Yorkshire Dales, houses were flooded in the Richmond, Reeth, Hawes and Leyburn areas. | Elsewhere in the Yorkshire Dales, houses were flooded in the Richmond, Reeth, Hawes and Leyburn areas. |
Several roads were closed due to flooding, including a section of the A684 Stokesley Road in Northallerton and the A6108 Darlington Road in Richmond. | Several roads were closed due to flooding, including a section of the A684 Stokesley Road in Northallerton and the A6108 Darlington Road in Richmond. |
Northern Rail services between York and Harrogate have been affected by flooding on the line and a replacement bus service is running through the night. | |