The East Midlands continues to experience flood disruption
A major incident has been declared along the River Trent in Nottinghamshire
More than 100 homes flooded in Nottinghamshire
Flooding aftermath problems could last 'for months'
Numerous roads remain closed in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire
It comes after Storm Henk battered the UK earlier this week
Jeremy Ball
Social affairs correspondent, BBC East Midlands Today
Firefighters used dinghies to evacuate people from the Hazelford Residential Home on the bank of the River Trent, at Bleasby in Nottinghamshire, on Wednesday.
Nottinghamshire County Council has confirmed 17 people were helped from the home and taken to the village hall in nearby Hoveringham.
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The chairman of a residents' association on an estate for the over-55s hit by flooding in Nottinghamshire says about six homes have been evacuated and it is "like a river outside their front doors".
Laurie Walker, chairman of Radcliffe Park Residents' Association, said: "We live right on the river but it doesn't affect us as the river doesn't get up over the bank, so we're quite fortunate, but it does go up to the other homes.
"Some were evacuated last night.
"I've had someone knock on my door to say the water is going to rise another 25cm. Outside their front doors it's like a river.
"It's the worst it's ever been, I've been here seven years. It's a mess. They're elderly residents so they're quite vulnerable."
Anne McLeod, of Radcliffe-on-Trent Parish Council, told the PA news agency several people who live in Radcliffe Park have been moved out of static caravans and into a nearby hotel.
Ms McLeod said: "It's directly adjacent to the Trent so they get it quite badly, but in my memory, and I've lived in Radcliffe since 1975, this is the highest it's been since 2000 when it last flooded that area."
Alex Thorp
BBC News
Aerial footage has shown the scale of flooding along the River Trent in Nottinghamshire.
The BBC News helicopter has captured scenes of flooded homes, fields and stranded cars around the area of Newark and nearby villages.
Jake Garner
BBC Radio Nottingham
I've been to Vale Road in Colwick, where residents have made a road block out of wheelie bins to stop traffic coming through.
Vale Road is shut - along with a number of major roads in Nottinghamshire, external, with the county council urging motorists not to ignore road closure signs.
Lyndsey Peel, who lives in Colwick, said: "It's really worrying, our back garden is already quite bad and I'm panicking because we've just had dampening done near our front door by our landlord.
"I'm stressing, we can't go for walks anywhere or get any shopping."
Olimpia Zagnat
BBC News Online
Communities living along the River Trent are urged to stay vigilant as water levels are "extremely high".
A number of flood alerts remain in place through Nottingham and downstream into Nottinghamshire.
Flood risk advisor Alex McDonald, from the Environment Agency, said flooding was expected in smaller villages within the floodplain of the river.
Image source, Environment AgencyDan Martin
BBC News
About 350 properties in Leicestershire have been flooded during Storm Henk, the county council has said.
About 80 of those have been in the town of Loughborough, which has been badly affected.
In an update on Thursday afternoon, the authority said it had found temporary accommodation for people forced from their homes and set up rest centres for others.
More than 40 roads remain closed across the county.
Navtej Johal
Midlands correspondent
Nottinghamshire County Council says 50 to 60 properties have flooded in the county that it is aware of.
The village of Gunthorpe seems to be the worst affected. The River Trent peak was in November 2000 when it reached 5.49m.
The Environment Agency says it expects it to peak this evening, between 5.3m and 5.5m.
Anna Whittaker
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Reacting to the announcement that Nottinghamshire County Council declared a major incident along the River Trent, independent councillor Richard MacRae said businesses in Stapleford were "fed up" with repeated flooding in Bessell Lane, which was badly affected on Wednesday.
Mr MacRae, who represents Stapleford North, said: "Bessell Lane has flooded yet again.
"Businesses are getting fed up with it and rightly so.
"We need action. There's a big possibility that businesses will move out of Stapleford and we don't want that at all."
Darren Henry, Conservative MP for Broxtowe, added: "Nottinghamshire County Council made sure that Via East Midlands emptied the gulleys.
"There is a concern that they may not have the capacity to take the volume of water that’s coming in these flood events.
"That's something we need to look at long-term. As the MP I will keep on the case."
Image source, LDRS
Gavin Bevis
BBC News
A Derbyshire church that was still recovering from flooding caused by Storm Babet in October has now been hit by further flooding.
The church building and graveyard at All Saints Church in South Wingfield are both underwater and an organ may need replacing at a cost of thousands.
Church warden Mark Irving said: "The cost could be up to about £20,000 probably.
"We're still waiting for estimates for the cost of repairs. If we have to replace the organ with a new one it could be anything up to about £16,000."
Dan Martin
BBC News
Beehives in an orchard at Hoveringham Hall, in Nottinghamshire, were threatened by flooding earlier.
Lady Helen Nall, from the hall, said hives began to tilt and fall into the water, prompting a rescue operation.
Lady Nall said she donned a beekeeper suit as neighbours grabbed an old boat from a shed so she could row out to the hive to recover some of the insects.
Image source, Helen Nall
Greig Watson
BBC News
The River Trent has swamped playing fields close to Beeston Weir.
The area, on the south-western edge of Nottingham, is near to Attenborough Nature Reserve.
Image source, David MartinThere is currently a flood warning in place at Beeston Lock and Marina, with Beeston Marina Caravan Site at risk.
The Environment Agency said it expected river levels to remain high until Friday morning.
Image source, GoogleBBC Weather Watchers have shared their pictures of high water levels and flooding, including this one in Kegworth, Leicestershire, from Scrappy.
Image source, ScrappyMeanwhile, water levels in Belper remain high.
Image source, LindafromBelperThis photo from Curly Claire shows the sun rising over a flooded field in Tollerton, Nottinghamshire.
Image source, Curly ClaireGavin Bevis
BBC News
Flooding in Wilford means trams are currently unable to run between Nottingham Station and Southchurch Drive, external.
Operator NET has advised passengers that services starting at Phoenix Park will terminate at Beeston.
It added the Hucknall/Toton Lane line was unaffected and tram tickets were being accepted on NCT Navy Line buses.
Image source, NET
Rob Rose
BBC Radio Nottingham
Here’s the scene in Gunthorpe on the A6097 from Lowdham towards Gunthorpe Bridge.
Local residents have sourced their own traffic cones and barrier to block the road as motorists ignored warnings and attempted to drive through the flood waters. Many of them failed and had to be rescued.
There was a heated moment when a 4x4 driver ignored flood wardens and drove through temporary barriers, knocking them out of the way.
Olimpia Zagnat
BBC News
The decision to declare a major incident comes as levels along River Trent are yet to peak, Nottinghamshire County Council says.
Latest forecasts suggest peaks along the River Trent could come close to the highest levels recorded in 2000.
Nottinghamshire County Council and its partner agencies are advising residents in areas along the Trent Valley to be prepared for flooding.
Image source, Nottinghamshire County CouncilKey tributaries which feed in to the River Trent, including the River Derwent, the River Soar and the River Dove, have already reached their peaks and high water levels are expected to pass down the Trent, which is likely to lead to flooding to properties and roads.
Residents who live in flood risk areas are being asked to ensure they have preparations in place in case they are asked to evacuate.
Olimpia Zagnat
BBC News
A major incident has been declared along the River Trent in Nottinghamshire due to flooding and the risk of further flooding caused by Storm Henk.
Nottinghamshire County Council said the decision had been taken as river levels were yet to peak.
Hannah Richardson
Local Democracy Reporting Service
Some 60 properties in Leicester were flooded over the last few days, the city council said, and a number of roads had become impassable.
A rest centre was set up by the authority at Belgrave Neighbourhood Centre and another put on standby.
But the council has now said the worst had passed for city residents, after river levels reached their highest for many years, according to the council’s director of highways Martin Fletcher.
For those in the county, however, this could just be the beginning, with the water expected to follow the river northwards out of the city.
Will Jefford
BBC East Midlands
Neil Clarke, cabinet member for transport and environment at Nottinghamshire County Council, said water levels are expected to peak in the River Trent this evening.
Speaking to BBC Radio Nottingham, he said: “We have already evacuated some communities - some low-lying areas - but as the levels are still rising it is important people are aware and take precautions.
Image source, Reuters“It is vital people don’t go out on the roads unless their journey is absolutely essential.
"It is important that those essential people that need to get through to help people are able to do so.
“Please don’t go out sightseeing or anything like that.”
Will Jefford
BBC East Midlands
Road closures are in place and a number of homes have been evacuated in Rutland as a result of flooding.
Rutland County Council said the Barleythorpe area has been "badly affected" by flooding.
The council has mobilised community safety officers, who have helped a number of people leave their homes.
Road closures across the county include:
Matt Taylor
BBC News
Water levels are up to the last step on the embankment of the River Trent on the West Bridgford side in Nottinghamshire.
BBC East Midlands political editor Tony Roe has captured the sight, saying the river is not up to 2000 levels but "it’s getting there".
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