There's no place like home, but, when you have been forced out by flood damage, a static caravan in the garden will have to do.

Michael Bell, 60, lives in a bungalow in Coniston Close, Rawcliffe, with his wife, Sheila.

The couple have been in the house for eight years but had never seen anything like the floods that hit Rawcliffe.

"There was two feet of water in every room, everything is ruined," said Mr Bell, who confessed to still being "choked up" about the whole experience.

The Bells' insurance company organised the 28-foot mobile home, which was manoeuvred into place in the Bells' garden using a crane.

Mr Bell said he expected he and his wife would have to spend four to six months living in the mobile home while repairs are carried out to their bungalow.

They were among the people affected most by the floods which hit about 170 homes in Rawcliffe.