The number of flood warnings in Lincolnshire has been reduced from six to five as conditions improve, the Environment Agency has said.

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However, people across the county - and especially in flood-hit areas - are being warned to "remain vigilant and avoid swollen rivers and driving through standing water".

The current warnings are for:

• River Steeping in Wainfleet All Saints (pictured)
• Isolated properties and villages near the Great Eau, Long Eau and Woldgrift Drain
• River Bain and Haltham Beck in Haltham and Kirkby on Bain
• Areas near the East and West Fen Catchwater and the Maud Foster Drain
• Great Steeping and Firsby

Firefighters have been working to pump water away from a substation in Wainfleet.

A number of properties in the town are without power as a result of flooding on Matt Pitt Lane, but fire crew say they have managed to prevent any water damage at this site in Waincroft Close.

Police drones have arrived in Wainfleet to help with the severe flooding in the town.

They're searching for a second suspected breach in the River Steeping.

Meanwhile, an RAF helicopter is dropping tonnes of sand and ballast in an effort to stem the flow.

About 100 homes have been evacuated after a state of emergency was declared last night.

The River Steeping burst its banks at Wainfleet All Saints, Lincolnshire, on Wednesday after two months' worth of rain fell in two days.

A state of emergency was declared on Thursday with more than 70 properties in the town being flooded and residents evacuated.

Emergency services are currently on scene and the RAF is dropping ballast and sandbanks to plug a breach in the river bank.

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While at least 70 properties in Wainfleet have been evacuated due to flooding, it seems that the town's well-known brewery has so far avoided the worst.

The brewery's located near the River Steeping, whose banks were breached earlier this week due to high water levels after heavy rainfall:

East Midlands Trains have cancelled all rail services between Boston and Skegness until at least Tuesday due to flooding.

This footage, taken by Twitter user @dronemanuk, shows just how badly affected the line is:

Residents in part of Wainfleet are without power this morning after flooding at a substation in the town.

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A "major incident" was declared in the town yesterday evening after an estimated two months of rain fell in just two days in the area.

The streets affected by the power cut are are Matt Pit Lane and Matt Pit Court.

According to Lincolnshire Police, external, these properties could be without power until this afternoon.

Western Power engineers were in the area from about 08:00 checking on properties and work is ongoing at the affected electricity substation, police say.

Problems on the Boston-Skegness rail route are set to continue into next week, according to East Midlands Train.

It comes after the line was affected by flooding over the past couple of days:

These are the latest scenes from Wainfleet this morning, where local residents are continuing to be moved from their homes due to flooding.

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At least 70 homes in the town have so far been evacuated, with some residents having to be rescued by boat.

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The flooding happened after the River Steeping breached its banks after an estimated two months' worth of rain fell in two days this week.

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Here's a picture taken around 30 minutes ago showing the breach in the bank of the River Steeping near Wainfleet.

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An RAF Chinook helicopter is resuming efforts to drop bags of ballast to block the gap - but it looks like there's a lot of work to do.

This was the scene near Wainfleet last night as RAF teams and a Chinook helicopter started an operation to drop sandbags and ballast in a bid to stem a breach in the River Steeping.

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The breach has led to flooding in the town, with about 70 properties currently evacuated and local residents moved to a rest centre in Skegness for the night.

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The copter operation is currently about a quarter complete, according to Lincolnshire Fire Service, with work starting again at 09:00 this morning.

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One of Lincolnshire's top police officers has said while he's "gravely concerned" about a breach in the River Steeping which has led to flooding in Wainfleet, he's confident they are on top of the situation.

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A "major incident" was declared in the town yesterday evening and firefighters and RAF crews using a Chinook helicopter have since been working to bring the breach under control.

Assistant Chief Constable Shaun West said there have been "early signs of success", with the operation due to continue this morning.

He said: "Where there were thousands of gallons of water gushing through that breach when I started. That is starting to stem. We need to stem the flow and plug that breach."

About 50 firefighters from across the UK, but predominantly from Lincolnshire, are involved in dealing with flooding across the county, the Assistant Chief Constable confirmed.

He said: "This is a really challenging situation. We're well-practiced at flooding, but we are on it and we'll be on it until we're able to confidently safeguard the residents of Lincolnshire."

Several roads in Lincolnshire which have been closed by flooding for the past day are now open again - or at least useable with due care, according to the police:

However, if you're planning to travel by rail between Boston and Skegness this morning, be aware that train services are still being replaced by buses.

Remember Jean Hart from yesterday?

Her home was wrecked by flooding in Wainfleet but she was most worried about her tortoise Mr T and cat Aurora.

She was reunited with the cat yesterday, and here she is this morning, with Mr T, who looks none the worse for his flooding ordeal.

Jean and her husband Kevin are still counting the cost of the damage to their home, above, and say they will be in temporary accommodation, along with their pets, for the foreseeable future.

Drinking water in areas of Lincolnshire hit by flooding is safe to consume, according to Anglian Water.

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Several areas of the county have been hit by flooding after an estimated two months' worth of rain fell in just two days.

Regan Harris, from Anglian, says while some local residents have said they're worried about their tap water, there's no reason why people in flood-hit areas shouldn't use their taps.

"All our water supplies across any areas affected by the flooding across Lincolnshire are absolutely fine. Please continue to use your tapwater as normal.

"What we are seeing in some patches where we've had some flooding is trouble with people using their toilets and things like that because our network is so full of rainwater.

"So in certain areas there are alternative toilet facilities available which people can use if they need to."

Harry Parkhill
Reporter, BBC Radio Lincolnshire

It's quite a scene here in Matt Pit Lane in Wainfleet this morning as flooding continues to affect this Lincolnshire town.

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You'd think the road was actually a river - you can't even see the kerb or the pavement and it's a good few feet deep.

If I look along the road there are a couple of cars on driveways whose bonnets are completely submerged.

Houses have been evacuated here, with another couple of families leaving their homes here just a short time ago.

They got their children, cats and dogs out of their homes on little boats thanks to the Fire and Rescue Service.

I've been speaking to people this morning who've lived in Wainfleet all their lives - for 60 or 70 years - and they say they just can't believe the scenes here.

The level of shock on people's faces is quite something to see.

A number of residents are still being evacuated from their homes in Wainfleet after the town suffered extensive flooding.

Fire crews are using dinghies to take them to safety.

Heavy rain causes two trains to become stuck and leads to evacuations from a flooded village.

Work to stem the flow of water at a breach in the River Steeping in Wainfleet is currently about a "quarter completed", according to the fire service.

An RAF Chinook helicopter has been used to help the operation carrying ballast and sandbags to the site - an operation which carried on into the night.

Karl Foxall, watch manager with Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: "That's going to commence again at 09:00 this morning.

"The water levels currently haven't changed but we have brought in four high-volume pumps and they're currently at Gibraltar Point."

The equivalent of two months' rain had fallen in the area in two days, according to Lincolnshire County Council.

Flood-hit Wainfleet, near Skegness, has had two months of rain in just two days, according to Lincolnshire County Council.

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Currently, about 70 properties have been affected by flooding in the town, with some being evacuated.

The council said it was doing everything possible to keep residents safe.