Flood warnings lifted by agency

Heavy rain threatened to raise river levels across the region

Flood watch warnings which had been issued by the Environment Agency across Yorkshire and the Humber region have been stood down.

The agency feared weather conditions would lead to rising rivers and streams across Yorkshire over the weekend.

But by Sunday morning the warnings covering Skipton, and Gargrave in the Dales and Stamford Bridge in East Yorkshire had been lifted.

On Saturday houses in Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire, suffered flooding.

Flash flood

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said they were called to Fishergate in Ferrybridge at 1020 BST on Saturday when homes were flooded after Wash Dyke rose one and a half metres in half an hour.

Ten houses on the street had up to a foot of water inside the properties and specialist pumping equipment was brought in to deal with the problem.

Electricians from power suppliers were at the scene to check wiring and appliances.

The flood watch warnings had been issued for the River Aire in the Leeds area, along with the rivers Calder, Colne and Spen.

In South Yorkshire the Rivers Don, Dearne, Rother and Sheaf were at possible risk of flooding.

While in East Yorkshire Stamford Bridge faced a threat of a rising River Derwent.

Further east the River Hull, Burstwick Drain at east and west Hedon and areas around Market Weighton were under threat.