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Hopes that water levels in North Yorkshire will fall River levels across North Yorkshire reach their peak
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The Environment Agency said it hoped water levels would drop across North Yorkshire during the day. Water levels in rivers across North Yorkshire appear to have reached their peak, according to the Environment Agency.
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. The agency had said it was concerned that overnight rain could increase the risk of flooding, but it now hoped that water levels would drop during the day.
Emergency services have been pumping out water in the Malton area, where surface flooding remains a problem.Emergency services have been pumping out water in the Malton area, where surface flooding remains a problem.
More than 30 flood warnings are in place across North Yorkshire.More than 30 flood warnings are in place across North Yorkshire.
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.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."
Peter Hudson, from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, said he believed the water levels in Malton should start to come down. Peter Hudson, from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, said he believed the water levels in Malton would start to come down soon.
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. 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.
Resident of Old Malton Susie Taylor said she had never seen the village flooded this severely before.Resident of Old Malton Susie Taylor said she had never seen the village flooded this severely before.
"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.""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 had reached a level of 4.5m (14ft 9in).The Environment Agency said the River Ouse in York had 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 half a metre higher. York City Council said that it was supporting a series of measures to help residents whose homes had been affected by flooding.
"It's been fairly straightforward this time, just following the plan, keeping monitoring and getting resources out to where the problems might be." The council said that people on low incomes who were not fully insured could apply for help from the York Disaster Fund charity.
The A19 in Fulford is expected to be shut all day due to flooding which could mean heavier traffic elsewhere in York. Other help includes benefit advice and temporary relief from council tax for people whose homes are uninhabitable and for businesses forced to close.