A huge clean-up operation was under way in North Yorkshire yesterday as floodwaters began to recede.
Families and businesses were counting the cost after days of torrential rain left hundreds of properties under several feet of water.
In York, the River Ouse burst its banks in the centre of the city producing scenes more familiar in autumn and winter.
Weather forecasters last night predicted showers in the North, eventually dying out.
A forecaster for MeteoGroup UK, the weather division of the Press Association, said more rain was expected this week, but it was unlikely to be as heavy as recent days.
He said: ''We're not out of the woods yet. There is going to be some quite steady rain this week. But I don't think it's going to be as heavy as it was over the past few days."
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