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| Storm Desmond: More heavy rain forecast for Cumbria | Storm Desmond: More heavy rain forecast for Cumbria |
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| Heavy rain will return later with further flooding "possible", residents in storm-hit Cumbria have been warned. | |
| Forecasters have predicted 12 hours of rainfall - between 20mm and 40mm - starting in the afternoon. | |
| But flooding would not be on the scale seen in recent days in the wake of Storm Desmond, according to BBC Weather. | |
| The Environment Agency said it was closely monitoring river levels and would provide updates on the situation. | The Environment Agency said it was closely monitoring river levels and would provide updates on the situation. |
| The deluge brought by Storm Desmond began on 4 December, flooding 5,000 homes in Cumbria and Lancashire and causing widespread damage. | |
| Clean-ups have begun in Carlisle, Keswick and Cockermouth but the Environment Agency said flood warnings may be reissued for those areas as well as at Appleby and Kendal. | |
| The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings for north-west England and Scotland, with up to 80mm of rain predicted in parts and winds of up to 70mph. | |
| Steve Cleaton, of BBC Weather, said rain would begin to ease off in the early hours of Thursday. | Steve Cleaton, of BBC Weather, said rain would begin to ease off in the early hours of Thursday. |
| "There is scope for some issues because of the persistent rain but nothing like what it was over the weekend - when there was 36 hours of rain. This will be about 10 to 12 hours", he said. | "There is scope for some issues because of the persistent rain but nothing like what it was over the weekend - when there was 36 hours of rain. This will be about 10 to 12 hours", he said. |
| "The level of rainfall will be between 20mm to 40mm - it's a reasonable amount of rain but not comparable to what we had." | "The level of rainfall will be between 20mm to 40mm - it's a reasonable amount of rain but not comparable to what we had." |
| The torrential rain has also badly affected travel in the county, with landslips halting trains between Carlisle and Workington. | The torrential rain has also badly affected travel in the county, with landslips halting trains between Carlisle and Workington. |
| Northern Rail said some services were returning to normal, but urged travellers to check its website or tweet its travel team before setting off. | Northern Rail said some services were returning to normal, but urged travellers to check its website or tweet its travel team before setting off. |
| The Carlisle to Workington service is due to reopen on Wednesday and services north of Carlisle at midday, a Network Rail spokesman said. | The Carlisle to Workington service is due to reopen on Wednesday and services north of Carlisle at midday, a Network Rail spokesman said. |
| Services running between Settle and Carlisle and Carnforth to Settle have now reopened, the spokesman added. | Services running between Settle and Carlisle and Carnforth to Settle have now reopened, the spokesman added. |
| Cumbria County Council said dozens of roads throughout the county were still closed, including the A5271 Greta Bridge, Keswick, and the A592 Pooley Bridge to Kirkstone road after the collapse of the bridge. | Cumbria County Council said dozens of roads throughout the county were still closed, including the A5271 Greta Bridge, Keswick, and the A592 Pooley Bridge to Kirkstone road after the collapse of the bridge. |