Days after the deluge of Storm Babet which left many areas of Suffolk unpassable, one town's street has begun to see signs of normality.
Needham Market was one of the worst-affected areas, with flooding leaving much of the town impassable.
On Friday 80-year-old Peter Groom went with a wooden board to push water into drains.
The Foxglove Avenue resident said: "I was out to lunch on Friday at the Lion pub. Water was coming up opposite there, so I quickly went home and saw deep water on Hargrave Avenue.
"I went back with my wooden board to help push water into the drains.
"I have never seen so much water in my 40 years in Foxglove. A couple of houses were flooded on the other side, and we couldn't do anything to stop it. It was coming down so fast.
"It was about a foot and a half deep, half the way up my boots. I saw deep water when we moved here in the 1970s but nothing so bad. I've never seen it in Foxglove as bad as it was."
The torrential downfall left residents of Foxglove Avenue seeking alternative accommodation due to property damage.
Neighbours of Foxglove Avenue helped clear drains to relieve pressure on the road.
Nearby streets in the town, including Pinecroft Way and Lion Lane, have been left impassable on Friday, October 20.
Suffolk County Council declared a major incident following the extreme weather.
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Fourteen flood warnings and alerts have continued into this week, with locals urged to be ready to take action and to expect further disruption.
Writing in his column, Councillor Matthew Hicks, leader of Suffolk County Council, said that more than a month’s worth of average October rainfall for Suffolk fell within a 24-hour period.
Mr Hicks said the coming weeks will see "questions asked of the way Storm Babet was anticipated and whether anything could have been done to lessen the impact", and an investigation will take place in due course.
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