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| Flooding risk for 1,600 properties in Cumbria | Flooding risk for 1,600 properties in Cumbria |
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| Up to 1,600 properties are under threat of flooding in two Cumbrian towns. | Up to 1,600 properties are under threat of flooding in two Cumbrian towns. |
| An estimated 1,000 homes or businesses are thought to be at risk in Kendal and around 600 in Egremont after river levels rose throughout Saturday. | An estimated 1,000 homes or businesses are thought to be at risk in Kendal and around 600 in Egremont after river levels rose throughout Saturday. |
| The Environment Agency has issued 12 severe flood warnings for Cumbria and Lancashire. | The Environment Agency has issued 12 severe flood warnings for Cumbria and Lancashire. |
| People in certain locations around Kendal and Egremont have been advised to leave and stay with their family or friends. | People in certain locations around Kendal and Egremont have been advised to leave and stay with their family or friends. |
| A severe flood warning indicates a danger to life, but lower level flood warnings and flood alerts have also been issued for large parts of northern England and Wales. | A severe flood warning indicates a danger to life, but lower level flood warnings and flood alerts have also been issued for large parts of northern England and Wales. |
| Up to four inches of rain is expected in most parts of Cumbria on Sunday, but across the west and southwest up to ten inches of rain could fall on the most exposed high ground. | |
| That rain will fall on already saturated ground, which increases the flood risk. | |
| Reception centres opened at Kendal Town Hall and West Lakes Academy in Egremont throughout Saturday night but Dave Hughes, chairman of Kendal Mountain Rescue, said not everyone has been willing to leave their homes. | Reception centres opened at Kendal Town Hall and West Lakes Academy in Egremont throughout Saturday night but Dave Hughes, chairman of Kendal Mountain Rescue, said not everyone has been willing to leave their homes. |
| He said: "Some people decided to stay at home. The peak flood water is anticipated to be about seven o'clock in the morning. You can understand that people may be reluctant to leave their beds, so to speak." | He said: "Some people decided to stay at home. The peak flood water is anticipated to be about seven o'clock in the morning. You can understand that people may be reluctant to leave their beds, so to speak." |
| Falling on already saturated ground, the latest rainfall is likely to cause localised surface water flooding and high river levels, the Environment Agency said. | Falling on already saturated ground, the latest rainfall is likely to cause localised surface water flooding and high river levels, the Environment Agency said. |