Yorkshire flooding: Warnings remain in place after Storm Babet

Homes in Catcliffe, near Rotherham, were flooded during Storm Babet

Flood warnings remain in place in South Yorkshire following Storm Babet with the Environment Agency (EA) forecasting the risk could continue into Wednesday.

Two warnings remain in force for the River Rother at Catcliffe and Treeton, where 250 homes were evacuated on Saturday.

The River Don has seven warnings, including at Fishlake which was heavily flooded in 2019.

The EA said river levels were falling, but would react to further rainfall.

"Further flooding is possible from rivers and surface water on Tuesday and Wednesday for parts of England due to further heavy rain," the agency said.

It added it was working around the clock to reduce the risk.

Friday's storm saw some parts of Yorkshire receive double the average monthly rainfall in a 24 to 36-hour period.

It led to flooding in Catcliffe, near Rotherham, where residents expressed frustration at what they said was a lack of support.

The EA said it continued to have operational staff on-site pumping water out.

The Environment Agency has warned flooding remains a risk due to standing water

Mike Dugher, Yorkshire area director for the EA, said they had seen upper catchments of the rivers "drain very, very quickly" following the storm.

He said the agency would be visiting those areas affected by flooding to "try and understand the mechanisms that caused the flooding".

They would also be checking the condition of all their flood defences, he added.

"To plan any work, we need to put in place to inspect and to repair those defences which may have been damaged in the flood."