Tadcaster homes evacuated after River Wharfe bursts its banks

Flooding on Bridge Street and Commercial Street in Tadcaster. Photograph: Group Manager Bob Hoskins on Twitter

These pictures come from Bob Hoskins of North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service.

In the early hours of this morning the River Wharfe burst its banks. Water has entered properties on Bridge Street and Commercial Street.

Tadcaster firefighters and the police are helping residents to move furniture and evacuate.

Photograph: Group Manager Bob Hoskins on Twitter