
A clean-up operation has begun in North Yorkshire after storms left more than 25 homes flooded and hundreds without power.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the area around Kirkby Moorside was the worst affected, with a “number of residents” being moved to local evacuation centers by the Red Cross.
Fire services from Malton, Aycomb, Helmsley, Kirkby Moorside, Danby, Ripon and Selby were called out with rescue equipment, boats and high-capacity pumps between 7pm and 3am GMT.
Sylvia Fisher, who lives in Kirkby Mills, said she could barely sleep as she spent the night checking for flood damage.


She said: “I couldn't believe it because it came so early. From 11 o'clock when we went to bed, every 30 minutes after that, I would check to see if there was any sound coming through the front door. And I kept doing that. It was 4 o'clock in the morning.
“It's a nightmare, it's very upsetting.”
“The carpet is damaged so we have to take out the lino in the kitchen,” added Fisher, whose relatives were helping clean up.
“We're checking to see if any of the furniture has been affected by water damage. We'll leave it up to the insurance to decide what to do.”

At 6am GMT on Sunday, a Nunnington resident who had spent the night pumping water was rescued by North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service after a pump failed.
River levels were rising in Pickering on Sunday morning, and councilor Joy Andrews told Radio York that sandbags were appearing across the town.
She said: “We are still very concerned. Certain areas that have not necessarily been flooded before are flooded, but so far only roads are flooded.” .
At 8am Japan time, the Environment Agency issued a flood warning for land along the Pickering Beck River.
The river level at Pickering Beck was 4ft 7in (1.44m) at 10:30 GMT on Sunday, with property flooding possible if the level exceeds 4ft 6in (1.40m). .
The highest recorded water level at Pickering Beck was during the June 2007 flood, when the water level reached 6 feet 5 inches (1.98 m). 85 properties were affected, causing around £7 million in damage.
The Pickering Flood Mitigation Project had river levels of 15 feet 5 inches (4.72 meters) Sunday morning. The highest level recorded at this gauging station was 11 feet 5 inches (3.53 m) in October 2023. However, the Pickering scheme was introduced after the 2007 floods.

Northern Power Grid said hundreds of homes were still without power Sunday night.
A statement on its website said it was working hard to restore power to all customers affected by the storm.
“We aim to provide the best outlook and timing for people's recovery later today, but some repairs may continue into the night,” the newspaper said.
“For customers whose power is estimated to be restored by 22:00 on Monday 9 December, we aim to have power restored by then, but we will update and contact customers directly once a more precise time is known. I will contact you.”
In Marton, firefighters rescued an elderly couple who had driven into floodwaters, while in Danby, crews rescued a driver whose car broke down and became stranded between two bodies of water.
North Yorkshire Police urged motorists not to drive through floodwaters and warned that fallen trees and debris were blocking roads across the region.
Police said they have received 160 calls about highway closures and flooding, and are responding to about 15 to 20 calls about fallen trees and road closures.
In Scarborough, strong winds caused property damage and firefighters were called to a tree that fell on a bungalow, but no one was injured.
The power outage primarily affects the North York Moors National Park, with power outages reported in the village of Hatton-le-Hole.
Owners of Homestead Kitchen restaurant in Goathland posted on social media that both power and water were out and the problem was affecting “the whole village”.
Firefighters attended two scenes in Leyburn and Newby where the gable ends of houses had collapsed.
The roof of a house was torn off in York and a tree fell on a van in Middleton, but no injuries were reported.
A yellow wind warning was in place for all of Yorkshire until 18:00 BST, and flood warnings were in place for Pickering Beck, Buttercrambe Mill, Kexby Bridge, the River Esk at Ruthwarp and the River Foss in York.
A gathering with Father Christmas at Nunnington Hall was canceled after the car park was “completely flooded”, the National Trust said.
North Yorkshire Moors Railway's Santa service was also canceled on Sunday due to flooding in the car park and restricted access to Pickering.
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