1. Firemen pull on pump hoses 2. Pull out from water pouring from hoses to wide 3. Giant pump being transported along main street 4. Firemen watching pump arrive 5. Firemen setting up pump 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Phil Shillito, Fire service Commander: "We are now at a stage where the high-volume pumps have pumped almost as much water as we can pump, and the deep water has receded considerably." 7. Wide of flooded main street with houses on either side 8. Mid of flood-hit houses, water level still high 9. Close up of dead bird in water 10. Close up of dead worms in water 11. Andrew Wilson, local resident, entering house 12. Wilson wading through water into flooded kitchen 13. Various of filthy water and debris in toilet 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Andrew Wilson, local resident: "We have had leaflets from the NHS (National Health Service) about Hepatitis-C going around, and it (the water) has been tested for Weils disease as well." Question: "That's from rats?" Wilson: "Yeah its (from) rat urine. Apparently all that's in the water." 15. Pan across street from fire crews to visiting dignitaries including Margaret Ward, Deputy Mayor (left) 16. SOUNDBITE (English) Margaret Ward, Doncaster Deputy Mayor: "I just can't believe what we're seeing. I think what we're looking at is similar to New Orleans." 17. Insurance assessors wading through flooded street 18. Floodwater flowing down street with cars in background 19. Neil Edwards, local resident, carries stereo system out of house and into car 20. SOUNDBITE (English) Neil Edwards, local resident: "The reason we're getting stuff out of because of the fear of looting while we're getting the house back to normal. There's stuff that could be easily pinched or stolen and sold, so we're just getting it away safely." 21. Family carry bird cage and other possessions along street 22. Close up of pigeon in cage 23. SOUNDBITE (English) Joyce Baker, local resident: "It's a blind pigeon. That's why it was in the house in a cage. And it survived eight days. Remarkable." 24. Newlyweds Sarah and Robert Hayes looking at their wedding cards 25. Various of newlyweds reading cards from well wishers 26. SOUNDBITE (English) Sarah Fox-Hayes, bride: "We just couldn't get through to Arksey Church where we were getting married. There was no way of getting to it at all. We probably would have been able to get through, but the rest of the guests wouldn't have been able to get through." 27. Family in caravan on pavement 28. Empty house with "We'll be back" written on wall 29. Tilt down from ceiling of leisure centre to main hall 30. Flood victims preparing to sleep in leisure centre 31. Mother puts baby in carrycot to sleep 32. SOUNDBITE (English) Gwen Burley, flood victim: "It seems as if everyone is getting a bit down now. They want to go home. I would go home if the electricity was back on. But nobody has got their electricity on yet." 33. Teenage flood victims congregate outside leisure centre 34. Exterior of leisure centre STORYLINE Health authorities in Yorkshire, northern England, renewed their warning to flood affected residents on Friday to avoid contact with floodwater for fear of contamination by waterborne disease. The National Health Service is warning people to beware of Hepatitis-C and Weils disease from rat urine, local resident, Andrew Wilson told AP. Although the risk of disease is said to be minimal, there's concern that floodwaters may have been contaminated by sewage and the remains of drowned animals. Splashing through the hallway of his home on the main street of Toll Bar, Wilson said authorities were emphasising the importance of basic hygiene. Roads that had been passable only by boat the day before were now navigable by foot, he said. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/84a1ce4094be2813f380e910fd7f99b2 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

• published: 21 Jul 2015
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