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River Aire Floods – June 23rd 2012

Posted on Jun 23, 2012 by in Natural Events |

A group of cyclist make it through deep flood waters in the Aire Valley on Saturday the 23rd of June 2012. Many roads across or adjacent to the River Aire have been affected by a months worth of rain that fell in two days in the Skipton area. (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

The River Aire floods covering fields and roads near Carleton-in-Craven on the outskirts of Skipton (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

Skipton is temporarily turned into a waterside town as the River Aire floods low lying ground on the outskirts of the town (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

Flood waters cover a Limehouse Lane where it crosses the Aire Valley. Locals are use to low lying roads flooding, but this road is rarely affected (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

Sheep and cattle head to higher ground as the River Aire floods fields on the outskirts of Skipton (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

Tree protrude from the flooded River Aire with Carleton-in-Craven in the background (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

A dry stone wall which usually separates fields in the Aire Valley is partially submerged after heavy rainfall. (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

Farmlands on the outskirts of Skipton is flooded after a months worth of rain fell in two days (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

Signs warn motorists of floods, even still there are currently three cars stuck in the floods on this lane (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

A motorist thinks better of attempting to pass through a flooded lane (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

Some vehicles still attempt to make it through flood waters (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

Some vehicles still attempt to make it through flood waters (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

A car is stranded on Pale Lane, near Skipton after ignoring warning signs and attempting to pass through the floods (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

A car is stranded on Pale Lane, near Skipton after ignoring warning signs and attempting to pass through the floods (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

A vehicle makes it through flood waters on Heslaker Lane, Carleton-in-Craven despite others getting stuck part way through (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

A cordon set to prevent vehicles entering the flooded Heslaker Lane is broken by a vehicle traveling up the lane (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

Smaller flooding has also affected other areas along the Aire Valley such as this road in Gargrave (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

Smaller flooding has also affected other areas along the Aire Valley such as this road in Gargrave (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

A group of cyclist make it through deep flood waters in the Aire Valley on Saturday the 23rd of June 2012. Many roads across or adjacent to the River Aire have been effected by a months worth of rain that fell in two days in the Skipton area. (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

The River Aire is very close to bursting its banks in Malham in the Yorkshire Dales (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

The River Aire is very close to bursting its banks in Malham in the Yorkshire Dales (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

Water flows at very high speed as it is channeled through Malham village (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

The Pennine Way is also affected as it travels close to the River Aire nr Malham (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

Walkers climb along gates to avoid flood waters on the outskirts of Malham (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

Rain continues to fall after two days of torrential rain in the Skipton area (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)

 

 

Beacons Festival, which was cancelled due to similar weather last year, is advertised across the road from the flood warning signs which again affect the entrance to the new festival site (All Photos ©Tom Holmes/LiveOopNorth.co.uk)