The Environment Agency has issued flood alerts for the North East, and some roads have been closed, after heavy rain overnight.
Demolition work has started on five homes in Whitby which were damaged in the recent floods.
The cottages on Aelfleda Terrace were left structurally unsafe after heavy rain caused a landslip in the front gardens. The properties are being pulled down brick by brick by workman.
Farmers say their crops are being destroyed because the land is waterlogged.
Frances Read has been to meet farmers in County Durham and on Teesside, who say the the appalling weather has cost them hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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A huge operation to pump water away from homes and businesses is continuing in the Malton area of North Yorkshire this evening.
Fire fighters and the Environment Agency have been working around the clock but, despite their efforts, some properties have still been flooded.
Claire Montgomery's report is here:
Engineers say it will be a tough job to demolish five hill top cottages in Whitby.
The properties are balancing precariously after a landslide caused by heavy downpours.
The torrential rain sent the gardens tumbling down the cliff and the houses above could collapse at any time.
Jon Hill reports:
A huge pumping operation to rid parts of a North Yorkshire town of floodwater is continuing.
The area around Malton has been battered by rain since the beginning of the week - forcing people from their homes.
While the rain has stopped falling, drains are struggling to cope.
Fire fighters and the Environment Agency are pumping water into the nearby river.
Mike Dugher says that although the town's flood defences have held there are still residual problems.
Work has started to demolish five cottages damaged by a landslide in Whitby.
Heavy rain triggered a slip at Whitby in North Yorkshire earlier this week - leaving the homes in Aelfleda Terrace in danger of collapse.
"After the events of the last 36 hours, it was imperative we acted quickly to agree a course of action for demolition.
*That plan is now being put in place by the contractors who are preparing the site ready for the expected start of demolition. *
Early indications are that contractors will be working through the night where necessary.
We would like to apologise for any inconvenience these works will cause, but as I hope people will appreciate, it is important that swift action is taken."
A huge pumping operation to rid parts of a North Yorkshire town of floodwater is continuing.
The area around Old Malton has been battered by rain since the beginning of the week - forcing people from their homes.
While the rain has stopped falling, drains are struggling to cope.
Fire fighters and the Environment Agency are pumping water into the nearby river.
Water pours through the Bridge House shelter for homeless people in Malton.
Fives homes in Whitby will be demolished today after heavy rain triggered a landslide, sending the gardens of the houses crashing down the hillside.
Engineers say the homes on Al-flee-da Terrace must be bulldozed to make the area safe.
