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Water seeping through Norton flood defence wall | |
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Residents in a North Yorkshire town have been warned to move furniture and belongings upstairs after water began to seep through flood defences. | |
Some residents in Norton, near Malton, said police had been knocking on their doors urging them to take action. | |
The Environment Agency said the police action was a precautionary measure only. | |
The agency and North Yorkshire Police said there was no indication the defences would be breached. | |
Graham Reagan, from Norton, said: "We literally live opposite the bridge that joins Malton and Norton and there appears to be a lot of concern from the emergency services still at the scene, so we are moving stuff." | |
Innes Thompson, from the Environment Agency, said: "We have a little bit of seepage which is coming through the walls. What the police are doing is very much a precautionary measure which is to ask people to take steps to protect their goods just in case." | |
Mr Thompson said the current level of the Derwent was 16ft (4.9m) and well below the height of the defences. | |
A £9m flood defence scheme protects residents in Malton, Old Malton and Norton from the River Derwent but excessive surface water and backed-up drains have already caused flooding in the towns. | |
The Environment Agency said a "handful of properties" had been affected. | |
Elsewhere, the City of York Council said that it was supporting a series of measures to help residents whose homes had been affected by flooding. | |
The River Ouse peaked in the city at just over 14ft 9in (4.5m) on Wednesday morning. | |
The council said that people on low incomes who were not fully insured could apply for help from the York Disaster Fund charity. | The council said that people on low incomes who were not fully insured could apply for help from the York Disaster Fund charity. |
Other help includes benefit advice and temporary relief from council tax for people whose homes are uninhabitable and for businesses forced to close. | Other help includes benefit advice and temporary relief from council tax for people whose homes are uninhabitable and for businesses forced to close. |