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| Yorkshire flash floods: Firefighters pump out buildings | Yorkshire flash floods: Firefighters pump out buildings |
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| Parts of Yorkshire have been hit by flash floods, causing some homes and businesses to be evacuated. | Parts of Yorkshire have been hit by flash floods, causing some homes and businesses to be evacuated. |
| About 50 firefighters have been pumping out buildings in Goole, East Yorkshire. | About 50 firefighters have been pumping out buildings in Goole, East Yorkshire. |
| Humberside Fire Service said it received 135 calls in just three hours as torrential rain and hail fell on the town on Wednesday afternoon. | Humberside Fire Service said it received 135 calls in just three hours as torrential rain and hail fell on the town on Wednesday afternoon. |
| In the York area, a clean-up is under way in Dunnington and at a Tesco supermarket in Askham Bar, which was evacuated after the roof began leaking. | In the York area, a clean-up is under way in Dunnington and at a Tesco supermarket in Askham Bar, which was evacuated after the roof began leaking. |
| Tree collapsed | Tree collapsed |
| In Goole, a residential home for the elderly and a supermarket in the town centre were among the buildings evacuated. | In Goole, a residential home for the elderly and a supermarket in the town centre were among the buildings evacuated. |
| Firefighters were even forced to pump out their own flooded fire station. | Firefighters were even forced to pump out their own flooded fire station. |
| They were also helping workers from East Riding Council hand out sandbags to affected residents. | They were also helping workers from East Riding Council hand out sandbags to affected residents. |
| Goole fire station manager Dave Bristow said: "We have had a high number of calls in the Goole area. | Goole fire station manager Dave Bristow said: "We have had a high number of calls in the Goole area. |
| "If people are concerned about flooding they should consider calling the emergency services only for life risk or where the water has caused a hazard due to contact with electrics." | "If people are concerned about flooding they should consider calling the emergency services only for life risk or where the water has caused a hazard due to contact with electrics." |
| Goole resident Christine Sweeting said: "It was just really really torrential rain. You could not actually see, it looked like a fog. You could not even see the cars...it was horrendous." | Goole resident Christine Sweeting said: "It was just really really torrential rain. You could not actually see, it looked like a fog. You could not even see the cars...it was horrendous." |
| The storm caused a tree to collapse in one area of Dunnington. | The storm caused a tree to collapse in one area of Dunnington. |
| The village is due to be judged on Thursday as Yorkshire's entry in this year's Britain in Bloom competition. | The village is due to be judged on Thursday as Yorkshire's entry in this year's Britain in Bloom competition. |