Firefighters in West Yorkshire responded to 144 calls for help from flooding victims in under three days.
Of these, 53 people were rescued after becoming trapped due to rising floodwater in the calls recorded between midnight on Boxing Day and midday on Tuesday.
Earlier on Boxing Day at least 15 other people were saved by crews in just Kirklees and Calderdale.
A man was saved just in time from his Land Rover in Mytholmroyd, three people were rescued from a vehicle on Rochdale Road in Ripponden, 10 people from the flooded Premier Inn hotel between Cooper Bridge and Brighouse and a 10-year-old boy and his 71-year-old granddad saved in Sowerby Bridge.
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During the emergency 76 floods were reported to crews across the county during the same period which included Slaithwaite, Mirfield, Elland, Brighouse, Sowerby Bridge, Mytholmroyd, Ripponden and Hebden Bridge and scores in areas such as Castleford, Bingley and Otley.
Two landslides, six dangerous structures and one houseboat beached on land were also reported.
Crews are supporting local communities providing pumps, equipment and staff who are working with community and support groups as part of the clean-up operation.
Area Manager Ian Bitcon said: “The flooding over the last few days has been nothing other than catastrophic and our sympathies are with everyone who has suffered.
“We have seen tremendous resilience from the community with people coming out in droves to help others and are proud to play our part in that both during the emergency itself and in helping people return to some sort of normality.
“Crews, including our control room staff, have worked tirelessly and we have seen some real acts of bravery in the face of very real dangers.
“We are asking people to be aware of the risk at the moment and even just a few hours rain could severely affect the water levels.”
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