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| Cumbria hit by flooding after heavy rain | Cumbria hit by flooding after heavy rain |
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| Flooding has brought chaos to parts of Cumbria. | Flooding has brought chaos to parts of Cumbria. |
| Heavy rain on Thursday caused streams to overflow and drains to back up in Maryport, Flimby and Workington. | Heavy rain on Thursday caused streams to overflow and drains to back up in Maryport, Flimby and Workington. |
| The fire service received 220 calls between 17:30 and 22:00 GMT with most to report vehicles stuck in up to three feet of water. | |
| Landslips have halted trains between Carlisle and Workington, Northern Rail said. A replacement bus service is in operation. | Landslips have halted trains between Carlisle and Workington, Northern Rail said. A replacement bus service is in operation. |
| The company expects disruption until at least 15:30 on Friday. | |
| Wigton's Nelson Thomlinson School is closed after part of the building was flooded. | |
| The A595 is shut from the Castle Roundabout at Cockermouth to the Thursby roundabout near Carlisle. | |
| Sean Pattinson, of Grasslot, Maryport, told the BBC his street was badly hit. | Sean Pattinson, of Grasslot, Maryport, told the BBC his street was badly hit. |
| He said: "All the neighbours were rallying round grabbing sandbags, but the water was just too much. We just couldn't stop it." | He said: "All the neighbours were rallying round grabbing sandbags, but the water was just too much. We just couldn't stop it." |
| Flimby councillor Peter Kendall said people had been surprised by the torrential rainfall. | |
| "There was so much water coming down fast it overstretched everybody. | |
| "In these weeks before Christmas people are going to have major clean-ups and will need all the help they can get." | |
| Andy Brown, the Environment Agency's flood risk manager in Cumbria, said a number of flood warnings had been in place on Thursday although several were likely to be lifted on Friday. | Andy Brown, the Environment Agency's flood risk manager in Cumbria, said a number of flood warnings had been in place on Thursday although several were likely to be lifted on Friday. |
| "There were some horrific conditions last night in north and west Cumbria and we saw some really intense rainfall - about 40mm in a few hours. | |
| "Often, the roads and drainage cannot handle that intensity of rainfall and that's why you get flash flooding." | "Often, the roads and drainage cannot handle that intensity of rainfall and that's why you get flash flooding." |
| Mr Brown warned further heavy rain is expected in parts of the county over the weekend and urged people to be prepared. | Mr Brown warned further heavy rain is expected in parts of the county over the weekend and urged people to be prepared. |
| You can follow all the latest news with BBC Local Live: Cumbria. | You can follow all the latest news with BBC Local Live: Cumbria. |