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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 reporting vehicles stuck in up to three feet (1m) of water. Many houses were flooded. | |
Landslips halted trains between Carlisle and Workington, Northern Rail said. | |
Wigton's Nelson Thomlinson School closed after part of the building was flooded. | |
The A595 was 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. | Flimby councillor Peter Kendall said people had been surprised by the torrential rainfall. |
"There was so much water coming down fast it overstretched everybody. | "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." | "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 although several were likely to be lifted. | |
"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. | "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. |