Road closures are in place after the major incident was declared in Great Yarmouth following the discovery of an unexploded Second World War bomb.

A 400m cordon is in place in the Southtown Road area of the town near the River Yare and homes and businesses have been evacuated.

A number of road closures are in place while the emergency services deal with the incident. 

Here are the closures to watch out for.

Southtown Road is closed from its junction with Tollgate Road all the way to Beccles Road.

Williams Adam Way and Tollgate Road off Southtown Road are fully closed and Litchfield Road and Boundary Road are partially closed.

On the other side of the river, a police cordon on Southgates Road is still in place with the road shut from Newcastle Road to Main Cross Road.

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Pedestrians heading to Gorleston are being advised to walk to the footbridge A47 overpass on Boundary Road. This leads them to Harfrey’s industrial estate and they can walk to Gorleston from there.

Officers are asking pedestrians and drivers to avoid the area.