Scores of caravan owners were left heartbroken after their holiday homes were ransacked by burglars.

More than 40 caravans were broken into at Millfields caravan park, off Station Road in Burnham - the fourth attack in months.

Televisions and microwaves were stolen.

The Maldon District Council-owned site was targeted the day before it reopened for summer, said community services team leader John Hughes. "We have a lot of sympathy for what the caravan owners have suffered."

Security is now being stepped up at the site.

Four youths were bailed after being arrested in connection with the incident.

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