London: British Emergency teams are working to evacuate people from homes in York, as flooding continues to hit northern England.
Police advised between 300 and 400 people to evacuate in York by the River Ouse and River Foss, with up to 3,500 properties believed to be at risk, the (BBC) reported.
Hundreds of flood alerts and warnings are in place for England and Wales. More than 30, including six in York, are severe, indicating danger to life.
British Prime Minister David Cameron is due to chair an emergency meeting of officials later. He tweeted on Saturday: "My thoughts are with people whose homes have been flooded".
York City Council said the River Ouse was expected to peak at more than 5m above normal summer levels on Monday afternoon.
The Environment Agency said the River Ouse's water level had reached 4.65m at 04:00 GMT on Sunday. Its typical range is between 0.5m and 1.9m.
All the current severe warnings apply across northern England, which is also subject to 205 flood warnings.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued more than 15 flood warnings in the Scottish borders and Tayside areas, as well as a number of flood alerts.
There would be more rain in the north of England during Sunday, it would not be as intense or prolonged as the downpours on Saturday, according to the (BBC).
The Met Office issued a yellow warning for ice in parts of Scotland, but no further weather warnings were in place.
Areas of Greater Manchester, including Salford, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale and Wigan, were badly affected by flooding on Saturday, with more than 300 flood-related calls to the fire service in 24 hours.
Electricity North West warned power may not be restored to some homes until Monday. It said there were 8,100 properties across north-west England without power.
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