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Concern remains over flood water Hopes that water levels in North Yorkshire will fall
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Emergency services have been working through the night to protect properties in North Yorkshire from flood water. The Environment Agency said it hoped water levels would drop across North Yorkshire during the day.
The Environment Agency, the fire service and Ryedale council have been pumping out water in the Malton area. The agency had said it was concerned that overnight rain could increase the risk of flooding, but it now thinks that river levels have reached their peak.
Pete Stevenson from the Environment Agency said there was now concern over rising levels because of continuing rain. Emergency services have been pumping out water in the Malton area, where surface flooding remains a problem.
"The defences have kept the water out of the town [Malton] but we've been struggling with surface water." More than 30 flood warnings are in place across North Yorkshire.
He added: "We've worked with the fire service and Ryedale District Council to put pumps in place at Old Malton, Chandlers Wharf and the Church Street area of Norton and these pumps have been keeping water levels in check. Pete Stevenson, from the Environment Agency, said: "We've worked with the fire service and Ryedale District Council to put pumps in place at Old Malton, Chandlers Wharf and the Church Street area of Norton and these pumps have been keeping water levels in check.
"We hope that will continue to be the case.""We hope that will continue to be the case."
'Quite upsetting' Peter Hudson, from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, said he believed the water levels in Malton should start to come down.
Hazel, who lives in Old Malton, said the community was banding together. He said: "Hopefully, once this rain that has fallen overnight has come through we do expect by late afternoon that we will see those water levels reducing.
She said: "We're a close community. We all help each other when the floods happen. The community's coping very well. Resident of Old Malton Susie Taylor said she had never seen the village flooded this severely before.
"There are quite a lot of people here now who have never been through this in the village before. Those of us who have can offer the help that's needed. "We bought a house just three months before the first of the really bad floods 12 to 13 years ago, so I've seen pictures of it like this before, but this is really very bad."
"The most difficult thing is that the two ends of the village get divided and that's quite upsetting." The Environment Agency said the River Ouse in York had reached a level of 4.5m (14ft 9in).
Another resident of Old Malton, Susie Taylor, said she had never seen the village like this before Alistair Briggs, from City of York Council, said: "The event has been significantly lower than in September when it was about half a metre higher.
"We bought a house just three months before the first of the really bad floods 12 to 13 years ago, so I've seen pictures of it like this before but this is really very bad."
The Environment Agency said the River Ouse in York has reached a level of 4.5m (14ft 9in).
Alistair Briggs from City of York Council said: "The event has been significantly lower than in September when it was about 0.5m higher.
"It's been fairly straightforward this time, just following the plan, keeping monitoring and getting resources out to where the problems might be.""It's been fairly straightforward this time, just following the plan, keeping monitoring and getting resources out to where the problems might be."
The A19 in Fulford expected to be shut all day due to flooding which could mean heavier traffic elsewhere in York. The A19 in Fulford is expected to be shut all day due to flooding which could mean heavier traffic elsewhere in York.