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Tadcaster bridge re-opens after floods forced closure | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
A bridge that was closed because of flooding, dividing a town in the process, has re-opened. | |
The bridge in Tadcaster was inspected by engineers at the council and was re-opened to traffic at about 14:00 BST. | |
The Environment Agency said it was emptying a number of flood storage areas in Linton, Clifton and Wistow as river levels fell. | The Environment Agency said it was emptying a number of flood storage areas in Linton, Clifton and Wistow as river levels fell. |
Twelve flood warnings are in place in the area, including the River Ouse. | Twelve flood warnings are in place in the area, including the River Ouse. |
North Yorkshire Police repeated warnings to people not to ignore road closure signs, after a woman was rescued from her car when she tried to drive through floodwaters on a road in Naburn, near York on Saturday. | North Yorkshire Police repeated warnings to people not to ignore road closure signs, after a woman was rescued from her car when she tried to drive through floodwaters on a road in Naburn, near York on Saturday. |
The A659 bridge over the River Wharfe, which is used as a busy thoroughfare connecting two halves of Tadcaster, was closed last Wednesday as a safety precaution.. | |
Police said a number of roads in Selby, Richmond and Hambleton area remain closed. | Police said a number of roads in Selby, Richmond and Hambleton area remain closed. |
North Yorkshire County Council has re-opened the bridge at Boroughbridge, however the bridge in Skipton-on-Swale will remain closed until Wednesday at the latest, engineers said. |