More Cumbrian floods as northern English rainfall breaks records
- 8 years ago
Parts of Cumbria have been flooded for the third time in a month as the north of England again suffers heavy storms.
Troops had to be deployed on Christmas Day to help evacuate the elderly and organise the response. In Appelby they were building new flood defences. This has been the wettest December since records began.
“Christmas is a lot different this year. Normally we would be spending at home it with our families home on leave, this year we are obviously helping other people,” said one young infantryman.
More rain is expected through Saturday, during which the bad weather is expected to head into southern Scotland. Some 30 flood warnings are in place where rivers are dangerously swollen and risk bursting their banks.
Eighty-five percent of Britain’s temporary flood barriers are now in use in Cumbria, along with four huge pumps that can move a ton of water a second. Some 20 others are also in action.
“It’s made us all cry and we all just keep saying, ‘It doesn’t feel lik
Troops had to be deployed on Christmas Day to help evacuate the elderly and organise the response. In Appelby they were building new flood defences. This has been the wettest December since records began.
“Christmas is a lot different this year. Normally we would be spending at home it with our families home on leave, this year we are obviously helping other people,” said one young infantryman.
More rain is expected through Saturday, during which the bad weather is expected to head into southern Scotland. Some 30 flood warnings are in place where rivers are dangerously swollen and risk bursting their banks.
Eighty-five percent of Britain’s temporary flood barriers are now in use in Cumbria, along with four huge pumps that can move a ton of water a second. Some 20 others are also in action.
“It’s made us all cry and we all just keep saying, ‘It doesn’t feel lik