In pictures: UK flooding continues

A resident watches flood waters recede after the rivers Ouse and Foss burst their banks

Flooding continues to disrupt many parts of the north of England.

Torrential downpours caused rivers to burst their banks in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester, leaving homes and businesses wrecked and infrastructure damaged.

Streets usually flooded with tourists in York are empty of people after they were swamped by river water. Seen here is King Street

And here in Tower Street, yards from the remains of York Castle, built by William the Conqueror

Businesses are continuing to clean up traces of the water in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

This bookshop in Hebden Bridge was badly affected by the rising waters

Cawood Bridge in Cawood, between York and Selby, has been overwhelmed

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment are seen grabbing a brief rest from helping with flood relief

Residents and shop owners have had to clear their belongings onto the streets of Tadcaster in Yorkshire

This Tadcaster shop has been badly damaged by the flood waters

Cars have been overwhelmed by the scale of the flooding in some areas

Workers from a taxi firm found time for a pot of tea amid the clean-up in York

This car park in Shipley, West Yorkshire, was left underwater

Meanwhile, some residents in York were forced to use a canoe to paddle from their homes

Others were given piggybacks by rescue crews as a quick method of getting them to dry land