THESE caravans were left teetering on the edge of a cliff after the storm and tidal surge that lashed East Yorkshire.
The surge, which flooded areas of Hull, including Victoria Dock and Ferensway, and led to mass evacuations along the coast, caused damage expected to cost millions of pounds to repair.
The owner of the caravan, in Ulrome, near Bridlington, was not inside at the time, but her friend Tony Pountney could scarcely believe the carnage that confronted him when he went to check the site.
Mr Pountney said: "The weather took down a massive retaining wall at the front and damaged two or three caravans."
The Humber burst its banks on Thursday last week, shortly after most businesses had closed.
Water levels rose quickly, engulfing major roads in Hull, including the A63 and Clive Sullivan Way.
The surge has forced businesses to close indefinitely across Hull, wrecking offices and ruining machinery.
Vehicle sales company Motor Depot has temporarily shut its Hessle dealership after losing 800 cars in the rising tide.
Staff at Barrass Hull Limited, based in Alfred Street, only found out the extent of the damage the following morning.
Julie Oliver, director at Barrass, said it will cost the company more than £1m to replace ruined machinery, a figure that could swell to £2m with loss of trade.
She said: "We were under 5ft of water. It swept through the factory, the yard and the offices.
"We have lost practically everything. Our machinery, three lorries, forklifts, everything."
Hull firms were not the only victims of the surge.
Families rushed from their homes, some in tears, as water rose and emergency services warned it was no longer safe to stay.
Delivering the Government's formal response to the floods, Environment Secretary Owen Patterson said local authorities would be reimbursed for their immediate costs and he had asked the Association of British Insurers to ensure insurance claims were settled promptly.
