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By Rosa Silverman, Press Association The Government will provide anything needed to help during the flooding which has seen hundreds of people evacuated from their homes, Gordon Brown said today. Rescue operations have been...
The Cumberland News is rising (please forgive pun) to the occasion today in its online reportage of the floods in Cockermouth. Its live webchat service, Cumbria under water , is keeping everyone informed about developments with...
Two hovercraft have been sent by Gloucestershire County Council to Cumbria to help with rescue efforts after major floods struck the region. Hundreds of people have been affected after water levels in the town of Cockermouth...
RAF helicopter crews have been working to rescue people from flooded homes and swollen rivers in the worst-affected areas of Cumbria. This footage shows one crew from RAF Chivenor having to abandon the evacuation of one home...
The Prime Minister has paid tribute to the policeman who died in the floods in Cumbria in the early hours of Friday morning. Pc Barker, 44, was directing motorists off the bridge in Workington "saving lives" when it caved in as...
A fireman wades through flood waters after torrential rains hit Cumbria Torrential rain has brought unprecedented flooding to parts of Cumbria, with at least 200 people rescued from their homes and many more hit by power cuts....
Stephen Johnson, manager of the Lodore Falls Hotel in Borrowdale, Cumbria, sent the BBC this footage of the area around the hotel. The Environment Agency said rainfall in Cumbria has reached record levels with Seawaite Farm,...
Flooding in Cumbria which has claimed the life of a policeman and forced thousands from their homes has been recorded as one of the wettest days in England. The Environment Agency has recorded over a foot of rainfall in 24...
Could this northern star, L'Enclume, be the greatest restaurant in Britain? By Jasper Gerard in Cumbria L'Enclume, Cartmel, Cumbria Photo: RII SCHROER It is with a heavy heart I award this restaurant five out of five. But how...
Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in Cumbria, with Keswick badly hit How did your insurance company treat you when your property was damaged by flooding? Do you feel you were treated fairly? The insurance industry has a...
