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In pictures: Impact of Storm Darragh across region

Jake Zuckerman / BBC Martin Graves with a power saw cutting the trunk of a fallen treeJake Zuckerman / BBC
Tree surgeon Martin Graves said the clean-up following the storm in the Louth area would keep him busy for weeks

Hundreds of properties suffered power cuts as Storm Darragh swept across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.

Northern Powergrid said it had dealt with more than 120,000 outages during the weekend.

North East Lincolnshire Council said a clean-up operation was under way.

The authority said staff had worked "around the clock" after winds of about 60mph (96km/h) saw trees toppled and power cuts in some rural areas.

Darren Norton A man covered head to toe in a black wetsuit standing on a surfboard riding a wave in front of a brick wall with boats moored behind itDarren Norton
A surfer was spotted surfing along Bridlington harbour wall during the storm on Sunday morning

Northern Powergrid said its welfare support teams had been out in the communities most affected, providing hot meals and additional support.

On Monday, more than 15 flood alerts remained in place including at Holderness Drain, near Hull, Lincoln and near Grantham.

Tree fallen on the left-hand side in front of a row of houses in a residential street
Trees were uprooted in Beverley where The Festival of Christmas had to be cancelled due to the storm
Darren Norton Huge wave hitting a promenade wall where two people are walking, one of which has a dog on a leadDarren Norton
There were strong winds in Bridlington with the sea hitting the promenade
Trees fallen down in front of two houses. Orange cones are in front of the fallen trees
There were more than 120,000 power cuts across the region
A black Ford car with the windows smashed
This car, parked in front of a house in Beverley, was damaged by a falling tree during Storm Darragh

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