Water levels rose at Lowestoft

However, residents in low-lying areas of Aldeburgh have been advised to leave their homes as the River Alde has breached its banks.

The Church Hall in the town has been opened as a centre for people to go to, as has the leisure centre in Leiston.

There has been some localised flooding. More than 30 schools in the north of the county have closed for the day.

High winds have forced the closure of Trinity Terminal at the Port of Felixstowe, and Operation Stack - which involves the A14 being used as a makeshift car park for lorries awaiting entrance to the port - is in force.

The Environment Agency said the main tidal peak in East Anglia had occurred and the risk of flooding "diminished".

Large parts of Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent were left under water in 1953, and 307 people died, when high tides and a storm saw a tidal surge of 3.2m (10ft 6in).

For more information on flood risks call the Environment Agency's Floodline on 08459 881188.

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