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| Two villages evacuated along River Trent in North Lincolnshire | Two villages evacuated along River Trent in North Lincolnshire |
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| More than 500 properties have been evacuated in the village of Keadby, near Scunthorpe, after a hole opened up in the bank of the River Trent. | More than 500 properties have been evacuated in the village of Keadby, near Scunthorpe, after a hole opened up in the bank of the River Trent. |
| The Environment Agency said about 50 buildings in the village flooded after high tides. Others were evacuated in nearby Burringham on Thursday. | |
| Residents have been moved to temporary shelters in Scunthorpe and Epworth. | Residents have been moved to temporary shelters in Scunthorpe and Epworth. |
| Firefighters said no more rescues were needed and they were now pumping out water trapped by sea defences. | |
| 'Just floating away' | 'Just floating away' |
| On Thursday, about 30 properties flooded in the nearby village of Burringham after water overtopped the riverbank. | |
| One Burringham resident said the village's main street was "like a river" when the water flooded over the riverbank. | One Burringham resident said the village's main street was "like a river" when the water flooded over the riverbank. |
| "It's a bit devastating really, the damage it's caused," he said. | "It's a bit devastating really, the damage it's caused," he said. |
| "I haven't seen anything like that before. | "I haven't seen anything like that before. |
| "The banks were like paper, just floating away when it went." | "The banks were like paper, just floating away when it went." |
| Homes in Gunness, Amcotts and South Ferriby have also been evacuated. | Homes in Gunness, Amcotts and South Ferriby have also been evacuated. |
| A spokesman for the agency said the tide on Thursday that caused the damage had been the highest since 1953. | A spokesman for the agency said the tide on Thursday that caused the damage had been the highest since 1953. |
| Richard Hannigan, chief fire officer at Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, said firefighters had saved 181 people from flood water. | |
| He said: "We were extremely busy last night when the flood defences at Paull overtopped then subsequent defences along the Humber villages overtopped as well." | |
| "We've moved now from the rescue phase into the recovery phase. | |
| "We're putting out our high-volume pumps to start pumping out the residual water that of course is trapped in by the sea defences." | |
| In East Yorkshire, the A63 in Hull has reopened after being closed due to floodwater from the Humber covering the carriageway. | |
| Yorkshire Wildlife Trust said its nature reserves at Spurn and Kilnsea Wetlands would remain closed until further notice. | |
| Services on Northern Rail between Hull and Goole, Hull and Selby and Cleethorpes and Barton on Humber have been suspended. | Services on Northern Rail between Hull and Goole, Hull and Selby and Cleethorpes and Barton on Humber have been suspended. |