A post office in a Suffolk town has closed for at least four months after Storm Babet ruined the site, forcing them out of the location they have been in for over a century.

Framlingham Post Office was badly affected on Friday, October 20, as Suffolk was hit with Storm Babet.

The post office, which is situated in Riverside, next to the River Ore, was one of many locations in Framlingham to be affected, as the area flooded.

East Anglian Daily Times: The post office under waterThe post office under water (Image: Post Office)

They are now searching for a temporary location, so that they can continue to provide the same service as they previously did.

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Roger Tripp, postmaster at Framlingham Post Office, said: "We are currently considering an office in the middle of town, to be confirmed early next week.

"If all goes well we hope to open by the middle of November."

East Anglian Daily Times: Roger Tripp, postmaster at the post office.Roger Tripp, postmaster at the post office. (Image: Charlotte Bond)

As a result of the storm, the post office will need to vacate their site for the next four to six months.

This is the first time the post office has had to leave its location, which photographs from 1909 show is in the same place.

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Mr Tripp continued: "The assessor came in yesterday and said it was a biohazard, you shouldn't be in here and to get out.

East Anglian Daily Times: The inside of the post officeThe inside of the post office (Image: Submitted)

"Everything has to be fried out so they're going to bring in dehumidifiers, heaters and air blowers to dry it out, which could take up to three months.

"If we don't do that now, we will forever be beset with problems, so it has to be done properly.

"I've never had water come in before, I don't think anyone has seen it as bad as it was."

East Anglian Daily Times: Items from inside the post office outside being sent to SaxmundhamItems from inside the post office outside being sent to Saxmundham (Image: Framlingham Post Office)

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All contents from inside the post office that is dry is now being moved to the Saxmundham branch, which is where they will now operate from.

There is also set to be a delay of one or two days for deliveries, but by next week, should be back to normal.

East Anglian Daily Times: Items from the post office in one roomItems from the post office in one room (Image: Framlingham Post Office)

East Anglian Daily Times: The post office under waterThe post office under water (Image: Framlingham Post Office)