THESE dramatic drone images of flooding in East Yorkshire villages have been released after more residents were evacuated overnight.

About 60 properties are now thought to have flooded in Snaith after the River Aire burst its banks.

Agencies worked overnight to help those affected in Snaith, but also in Gowall and East Cowick.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council said water levels in Snaith appeared to have stabilised at the moment but the Environment Agency was predicting wintry showers over the next 72 hours.

It added: "The forecast will become clearer as we get closer to the weekend. It is likely that Snaith and East and West Cowick are likely to remain on alert over and beyond the weekend."

A multi-agency team - which consists of The Yorkshire Ambulance Service, the Environment Agency, East Riding of Yorkshire Council and others - has been on-site overnight carrying out operations, reassuring the communities affected and checking on vulnerable residents. Wider coordination is also taking place at Clough Road Police Station.

A rest centre is open at Snaith Priory Church and is being managed by local volunteers and supported by East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

Staff are also deploying sandbags, checking on residents and dealing with road closures, which remain in place.

A spokesman for East Riding Council said: "There are a number of road closure in place around the affected area and we would advise people not to drive through flooded areas.

"We are urging residents to sign up for our free flood warning service by contacting Floodline on 0345 988 1188 or by visiting www.gov.uk/flood, to check the current Flood Alerts and Flood Warnings in place."

Paul Abbott, head of housing transportation and public protection, said: “Full recovery activities won’t be able to start until water levels have receded and will not rise again.

“When that happens, our officers will visit every affected property when it is safe and sensible to do so.

“We will also arrange special bulky waste collections for badly damaged goods.”