In pictures: Norfolk tidal floods
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Norfolk saw the biggest water surge on the coast for 60 years on Thursday night. Seven homes in Hemsby were destroyed when cliffs collapsed in the village.
The surge hit Hemsby during an event to raise money for sea defences. People from the village formed a human chain to rescue furniture from the houses.
Three houses at the Marrams were lost down the cliff edge and the other four properties are hanging over the edge of the receding cliffs - the land on which they stood 30ft (9m) has been washed into the sea.
At Cromer, part of the sea wall has gone, the arcade on the promenade has suffered damage and a burger van floated away overnight - now lost at sea.
Boats were beached at Blakeney as Norfolk Police said the danger of flooding was not over, with two more high tides on Friday.
Along the coast at Mundesley, the waves threatened to overwhelm the beach cafe.
The surge caused a landslip by the lifeboat house in Mundesley.
Trains services have been disrupted and schools closed as flooding from the surge continues to cause problems. Some roads on the coast - such as this one at Cley-next-the-Sea - have become impassable.
The seafront in Gorleston did not escape the waves. Some homes in Norfolk have been without power because of flooding, but UK Power Networks said engineers would be switching on the mains supply as soon as possible.
At Salthouse in North Norfolk the sea flooded roads and seeped into gardens. Firefighters rescued people from floods in North Norfolk, King's Lynn, Bacton and Walcott.
- Published6 December 2013
- Published6 December 2013
- Published6 December 2013