Firefighters to the rescue as Billingborough homes are flooded

A total of 16 village homes have been flooded as the county remains on alert.

The flooded properties are in Billingborough, with a rest centre set up at the village hall to help those affected and occupants of four homes requiring rescue from firefighters.

Lincolnshire has been battered by extreme weather over the course of the day — with a series of flood warnings in place and a major incident declared.

A spokesman for the Lincolnshire Resilience Forum, a body that brings together the authorities to react to such incidents, said: “Emergency services are keeping a close watch on water levels at at Billingboroug, where we have seen 16 properties flooded.

“A rest centre has been set up at Billingborough Village Hall. In four of the properties, residents have remained and have had medications delivered.

“Eight of the properties self-evacuated, and four were rescued by Fire and Rescue. The A15 Folkingham Road is closed due to flooding and people are asked not to attempt to drive through flood water.”