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Hull and north Lincolnshire floods clean-up begins | |
(about 3 hours later) | |
People across northern Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire are cleaning up after extensive flooding along the Humber Estuary. | |
A combination of high tides and strong winds caused a storm surge which overtopped flood defences. | |
Hundreds of properties were evacuated with residents moved to emergency shelters. | |
The Environment Agency said the tide on Thursday that caused the damage had been the highest since 1953. | |
More than 500 properties were 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. | The Environment Agency said about 50 buildings in the village flooded after high tides. Others were evacuated in nearby Burringham on Thursday. |
'Just floating away' | 'Just floating away' |
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." |
Up to 100 properties have been flooded in Reedness in the East Riding, with some residents taken to Goole leisure centre. | |
Homes in Gunness, Amcotts and South Ferriby in North Lincolnshire have also been evacuated. | |
In Hull, residents living on some streets in the city centre were also removed to safety. | |
Some hotels and shops near the city's waterfront lost power and were flooded. | |
Philip Woods, manager of the Ibis Hotel in Hull, said all of the ground floor area was under water. | |
"The surge of the water came into the hotel came down the long corridor and came into the rooms," he said | |
Road and rail links to Hull were also affected. | |
Part of the A63 in the west of the city was closed on Friday morning after water from the Humber covered the carriageway. | |
Rail services in Hull and parts of North Lincolnshire were suspended. | |
Richard Hannigan, chief fire officer at Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, said firefighters had saved 181 people from flood water. | Richard Hannigan, chief fire officer at Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, said firefighters had saved 181 people from flood water. |
"We've moved now from the rescue phase into the recovery phase," he said. | |
"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." | "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." |
Firefighters have been pumping water away from Hessle foreshore next to the Humber Bridge. | |
James Jackson who lives next to the bridge said he thought it would be at least six months until his flooded home was back to normal | |
"There'll be no Christmas party or anything this year," he said. | |
"It's just going to be trying to get a resemblance of life again." |