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| Storm Desmond: Rain causes further Cumbria flooding | Storm Desmond: Rain causes further Cumbria flooding |
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| Heavy rain has hit Cumbria, causing problems on roads, and the village of Glenridding has been flooded again after the river burst its banks. | |
| About 12 hours of rain had been predicted, but it was not expected to be as severe as during Storm Desmond. | About 12 hours of rain had been predicted, but it was not expected to be as severe as during Storm Desmond. |
| Glenridding, which had been cut off since Sunday, has suffered further flooding, and police, military officers and the fire service are at the scene. | |
| Cumbria Police has advised villagers to stay indoors. | Cumbria Police has advised villagers to stay indoors. |
| Members of the public have also been warned against turning up to offer help. | Members of the public have also been warned against turning up to offer help. |
| A police spokesman said: "We are getting members of the public risking their own lives by travelling to the scene in vehicles. | A police spokesman said: "We are getting members of the public risking their own lives by travelling to the scene in vehicles. |
| "This is obstructing the efforts of the emergency services and potentially putting other residents in Glenridding at risk. | "This is obstructing the efforts of the emergency services and potentially putting other residents in Glenridding at risk. |
| "Any vehicles that arrive at the scene will be turned away by the police so that officers can focus on the safety of the village. | "Any vehicles that arrive at the scene will be turned away by the police so that officers can focus on the safety of the village. |
| There are reports that the water is 3ft deep in places, after flood defences were overtopped in two places. | |
| Some homes are flooded and people have been moved from the Glenridding Hotel with the aid of a rope across the floodwater. | |
| Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service is conducting welfare checks on people in their homes but has stressed that all those in need of evacuation have been attended to. | |
| Residents were still in the process of clearing up after the weekend when the waters returned. | |
| Craig Brown tweeted: "Right now in Glenridding the fridges and freezers we moved out of our flooded shop are now floating around." | Craig Brown tweeted: "Right now in Glenridding the fridges and freezers we moved out of our flooded shop are now floating around." |
| The Environment Agency said it was closely monitoring the situation around the county and had issued two flood warnings for the Keswick area, where the level of the River Greta peaked at about 23:30 GMT. | |
| There are also 21 alerts around the county - the lowest level of warning. | There are also 21 alerts around the county - the lowest level of warning. |
| Problems are being caused by the rain falling on already saturated ground, but it is expected to die away soon after midnight. | Problems are being caused by the rain falling on already saturated ground, but it is expected to die away soon after midnight. |
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