The major incident response to Storm Babet in Suffolk has been "stood down" – but authorities are urging people to remain cautious and follow safety advice.

A Suffolk County Council spokesperson said: "Public agencies in Suffolk are still responding to the impact and threats posed by the severe flooding, but are now able to do so within existing resources and without the need for tight coordination by the Suffolk Resilience Forum (SRF).

"Areas most badly hit by the floods, including towns and villages in Babergh and Mid Suffolk, are likely to continue to get additional coordinated support from public bodies across Suffolk – led by the district councils in those areas.

"People in East Suffolk are therefore still being warned that flood water levels have not necessarily hit their peak. This is because flood water entering Suffolk’s riversis flowing downstream towards the coast faster than expected – meaning water levels could rise before they drop."

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Flood warnings and flood alerts remain in place around the East of England.

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We've been sent these photographs showing flooding in Long Melford on Friday.

A clean-up operation is continuing today.

Image source, Holly Jones-Warren

Image source, Holly Jones-Warren

We reported yesterday on cows that had to be rescued from floods in Framlingham, as water levels reached neck-high.

Thankfully, the rescue operation went well and today they are grazing in calmer surroundings.

Image source, Haughley Herdwicks

Haughley Herdwicks wrote on Facebook, external: "Our most heartfelt thanks to everyone who was involved in rescuing our cattle from Framlingham Mere in the floods yesterday.

"Without your bravery and assistance, I'm sure the full herd wouldn't be in this picture taken this morning."Incredibly stressful day travelling three hours to navigate all the floods to collect the cows. Again, thank you so very much to everyone involved."

Dan Holley
BBC Look East weather

We're only two-thirds of the way through the month, but Wattisham in Suffolk has already recorded its wettest October on record.

So far there has been 196mm of rain (more than three times its average for the whole month), beating the previous record of 138mm set in 1960 (with data back to 1959).

This also makes it the wettest of any month on record too at this site, previously held by November 1970 when 156mm was recorded.

Flooding at a water treatment centre has been causing water supply issues for thousands of homes.

Some people have been without water for nearly 24 hours.

In an update, Anglian Water says: "“Things are improving as water is now starting to move round the network, reaching more customer taps, although for those at high points it might take slightly longer."

People are being warned supplies could dip at peak times.

Water is still being pumped away from the Whitton treatment plant, in north-west Ipswich, which is not yet back in action.

Suffolk fire chief Jon Lacey says the fire control centre received 1,500 calls over the last 24 hours.

Most were cars trapped in flood water so he is urging people to think before trying to drive in flooded areas.

But he says it could have been a lot worse.

“No fatalities, no serious injuries across Suffolk which is amazing and a testament to the amazing work all the emergency services have done across the county and all local authority partners," he says.

He says the number of calls have now reduced.

A group of farmers spent the night rescuing people after Storm Babet brought heavy rain and severe flooding in Wickham Market in Suffolk.

Henri Gooch, 19, says the water level was nearly too high for the tractors.

They helped rescue a group of children that had become isolated by flood water and residents who had become trapped in their homes.

"It was scary in one sense but the shock of people at their windows needing out takes over".

Image source, Emma Baugh/BBC

Laura Robinson is the landlady of the Railway Inn, in Framlingham.

Earlier we showed you pictures of high levels of flood water inside the pub.

She says when the rain started yesterday they tried to put sandbags in place but they had little effect.

She says: “As soon as water started coming into the pub, we just stopped. There was no point, we knew everything was going to be damaged.

"So we just went out and helped residents along the street and then evacuated the area.

“We came back today to devastation.”

Image source, Emma Baugh/BBC

She says it is heartbreaking and they have no idea if or when they will be able to reopen.

"It hit me yesterday and I walked in today just in floods of tears and it will hit me again at some point. Just my life, gone," she adds.

A meeting of the Suffolk Resilience Forum will review the major incident.

Jon Lacey, Suffolk's fire chief, is hopeful it can be lifted this afternoon.

However, he has reiterated that some flooding, especially in East Suffolk, might not have reached its peak.

He says the issue now is that the huge amount of rain that fell in the county will take time to come off the land, to the rivers and eventually flow out to sea.

He is urging people, especially those who live close to rivers, to keep checking flood warning on the Environment Agency website.

Rachael McMenemy
BBC News

We've been telling you about a major water supply issue in Ipswich caused by a water treatment plant flooding.

Luke Penning, 26, and his parents are among those affected, having been without water since 18:00 BST on Friday.

Image source, Luke Penning

He says: "We went to bed thinking it's one of those things, we'll wake up in the morning and it will be sorted - but it wasn't.

"Obviously in the area most of the shops that sell water are shutting down or not open at all."

Image source, Mary Scott/PA Media

Debenham in Suffolk was largely cut off by flooding last night, with some people having to shelter in the local leisure centre.

In one case, local man Simon O'Brien used a homemade paddle boat which he built for his grandchildren to rescue elderly residents trapped in their homes by flood water.

His partner Mary Scott says: "It's been sitting in the garden all summer waiting for an opportunity to launch.

"His family have teased him mercilessly about its 'seaworthiness' [but] it floats and came in very useful."

This was the scene greeting prospective golfers at Glevering Mill Golf Course, between Wickham Market and Easton, in Suffolk, this morning.

Image source, James Holland

Weather forecaster Dan Holley says Storm Babet appears to have caused the worst flooding in Suffolk for several decades.

Andrew Turner
BBC Radio Norfolk

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In Hemsby, on the Norfolk coast, there had been fears the fierce rain, winds and high tides from Storm Babet would result in dangerous levels of erosion of the coast, as it has in the past.

Following high tide on Friday night, just before midnight, more land crumbled into the sea from the sandy cliffs.

Coxswain Daniel Hurd's lifeboat team - which is independent of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution - have been working to clean up the beach this morning.

He says there was still "a lot of damage" done last night.

"It was just taking chunks and chunks and chunks away from the cliff face," he says.

A water main was also broken with the life boat crew working to fix it.

East Suffolk Council has set up an emergency operations base at the Framlingham Town Council offices to help residents.

Donations of blankets, water, offers of accommodation and help to clean up have all been received.

Image source, Vikki Irwin/BBC

In a statement, East Suffolk Council said; "As part of the response to events, the council would ask anyone intending to travel to Framlingham to consider whether their journey is necessary and to avoid the area if at all possible.

"If your journey is necessary, please consider parking safely outside the town."

Ipswich Borough Council says it is aware of Anglian Water working to restore water to more than 3,000 properties.

The issue has been caused by the Whitton water treatment plant flooding.

Water has been diverted from elsewhere but those with water will likely experience low water pressure, Anglian Water says.

The company is continuing to pump water from the site.

An Anglian Water spokesperson has said: “We’re supporting our most vulnerable customers on our priority services register with bottled water deliveries.“We’re sorry for the inconvenience this is causing. We’d like to thank our customers for bearing with us. Please rest assured we’re doing all we can to get things back to normal.”

Homes in Norfolk have also been affected by the flooding.

BBC Norfolk reporter Andrew Turner captured these images in the village of Attleborough.

Image source, Andrew Turner/BBC

Image source, Andrew Turner/BBC

People in East Suffolk are being warned that flood water levels may not have hit their peak, despite rain easing across the county.

Suffolk's Resilience Forum says flood water entering rivers is flowing downstream towards the coast faster than expected – similar to the rate seen during a snow melt – meaning water levels could rise before they drop.

People are being urged to monitor flood warning and alerts from the Environment Agency.

A major incident is still in place in Suffolk.