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| Police have urged people to stay indoors after a Cumbrian village was flooded for the second time within a few days. The Liberal Democrat leader, Tim Farron, a local MP, said the government must learn that flooding is likely to become more frequent. | Police have urged people to stay indoors after a Cumbrian village was flooded for the second time within a few days. The Liberal Democrat leader, Tim Farron, a local MP, said the government must learn that flooding is likely to become more frequent. |
| Fast-flowing water ran through the village of Glenridding on Wednesday night after yet more heavy rainfall. Rescue services, volunteers and the army rushed to the village to to rescue guests from the historic Glenridding hotel. Evacuees and rescuers had to dodge fridges and other household goods that had been left out after the first flood and were floating away. | Fast-flowing water ran through the village of Glenridding on Wednesday night after yet more heavy rainfall. Rescue services, volunteers and the army rushed to the village to to rescue guests from the historic Glenridding hotel. Evacuees and rescuers had to dodge fridges and other household goods that had been left out after the first flood and were floating away. |
| The village has lost access to the north as Pooley bridge has been destroyed, and Glenridding bridge to the south of the village has been closed for safety checks. It is believed that mudslides up the mountains that make Glenridding a tourist attraction have blocked normal water channels into Ullswater. | The village has lost access to the north as Pooley bridge has been destroyed, and Glenridding bridge to the south of the village has been closed for safety checks. It is believed that mudslides up the mountains that make Glenridding a tourist attraction have blocked normal water channels into Ullswater. |
| Andrew Laverick, a shopkeeper, said residents had pulled together to clear the mud, silt and rubble left after the weekend and now faced having to start again. “It’s all back with a vengeance, and it’s time to get the shovels out again,” he said. | Andrew Laverick, a shopkeeper, said residents had pulled together to clear the mud, silt and rubble left after the weekend and now faced having to start again. “It’s all back with a vengeance, and it’s time to get the shovels out again,” he said. |
| A spokesperson for Cumbria county council said: “To have two such significant floods one after the other is a real blow. Emergency services did a fantastic job overnight to support the local community. With the bridge having suffered flooding impact twice, it is essential that a full structural [survey] is carried out before a decision can be made whether to reopen.” | A spokesperson for Cumbria county council said: “To have two such significant floods one after the other is a real blow. Emergency services did a fantastic job overnight to support the local community. With the bridge having suffered flooding impact twice, it is essential that a full structural [survey] is carried out before a decision can be made whether to reopen.” |
| Shop - Glenridding at 3.40 am pic.twitter.com/WuMLQy86is | Shop - Glenridding at 3.40 am pic.twitter.com/WuMLQy86is |
| The Met Office said 47mm of rain had fallen in a 12-hour period in Shap, around 22 miles from Glenridding. | The Met Office said 47mm of rain had fallen in a 12-hour period in Shap, around 22 miles from Glenridding. |
| Cumbria police said the situation after Storm Desmond was “extremely dangerous”, though they said the water was now starting to recede. “Cumbria police would like to urge the people of Glenridding to stay inside their properties to keep themselves and their families safe,” the force said. | Cumbria police said the situation after Storm Desmond was “extremely dangerous”, though they said the water was now starting to recede. “Cumbria police would like to urge the people of Glenridding to stay inside their properties to keep themselves and their families safe,” the force said. |
| Farron, the MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, described the situation as “absolutely horrendous” and said more must be spent on flood defences. He told Good Morning Britain: “I think the lesson we learn is that this is going to happen more often, and there are things you can do to mitigate, so around our county there were quite a few flood defence schemes that worked very well.” | Farron, the MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, described the situation as “absolutely horrendous” and said more must be spent on flood defences. He told Good Morning Britain: “I think the lesson we learn is that this is going to happen more often, and there are things you can do to mitigate, so around our county there were quite a few flood defence schemes that worked very well.” |
| He added: “It does cost more money to build flood defence schemes, they are big-ticket items, but what they save in terms of the financial devastation that we’ll see as a consequence, more importantly the human devastation, it’s worth the investment and that’s what we need to do.” | He added: “It does cost more money to build flood defence schemes, they are big-ticket items, but what they save in terms of the financial devastation that we’ll see as a consequence, more importantly the human devastation, it’s worth the investment and that’s what we need to do.” |
| When the floods came back to Glenridding: pic.twitter.com/Ce5kITsGcT | When the floods came back to Glenridding: pic.twitter.com/Ce5kITsGcT |
| Greg Clark, the secretary of state for communities, said the government’s pledge of £51m for homes and businesses affected by floods showed its commitment to supporting local communities. Families will be able to claim up to £5,000 each, distributed by local councils. | Greg Clark, the secretary of state for communities, said the government’s pledge of £51m for homes and businesses affected by floods showed its commitment to supporting local communities. Families will be able to claim up to £5,000 each, distributed by local councils. |
| “As communities survey the damage caused by these floods and begin the difficult process of recovering, we’re determined to stand squarely behind them and ensure the support needed is available,” he said. | “As communities survey the damage caused by these floods and begin the difficult process of recovering, we’re determined to stand squarely behind them and ensure the support needed is available,” he said. |
| Clark said the funding package “ensures help is available to residents and businesses to get families back into their homes and businesses back trading again as quickly as possible”. | Clark said the funding package “ensures help is available to residents and businesses to get families back into their homes and businesses back trading again as quickly as possible”. |
| On Thursday there were large areas of surface water on the road network around Cumbria. Main roads including the A66 close to Greta bridge at Keswick were was covered by water and drivers were warned to take extreme caution. | On Thursday there were large areas of surface water on the road network around Cumbria. Main roads including the A66 close to Greta bridge at Keswick were was covered by water and drivers were warned to take extreme caution. |
| Carlisle will in effect be split in two at least until the weekend. Cumbria county council said the city’s Eden bridge would remain closed pending the outcome of a full structural safety survey. It was the river Eden that brought the flood water down from the Fells during the record rainfall during Storm Desmond. | Carlisle will in effect be split in two at least until the weekend. Cumbria county council said the city’s Eden bridge would remain closed pending the outcome of a full structural safety survey. It was the river Eden that brought the flood water down from the Fells during the record rainfall during Storm Desmond. |
| Related: Flooding: 'Up here in the north-east, we’re just forgotten about' | Related: Flooding: 'Up here in the north-east, we’re just forgotten about' |
| As communities picked up the pieces, Greenpeace claimed that thousands of homes could be built in areas at risk of flooding in a government drive for more housing. | As communities picked up the pieces, Greenpeace claimed that thousands of homes could be built in areas at risk of flooding in a government drive for more housing. |
| Almost half of 20 brownfield sites earmarked for new homes under a flagship “housing zones” scheme announced by the chancellor, George Osborne, are at risk of flooding, according to a Greenpeace investigation. | Almost half of 20 brownfield sites earmarked for new homes under a flagship “housing zones” scheme announced by the chancellor, George Osborne, are at risk of flooding, according to a Greenpeace investigation. |
| The environmental campaign group used data from freedom of information requests to plot the location of the housing zones and cross-referenced it with flood risk maps from the Environment Agency. | The environmental campaign group used data from freedom of information requests to plot the location of the housing zones and cross-referenced it with flood risk maps from the Environment Agency. |
| It found that nine out of the 20 zones, where 9,000 new homes are planned, are partially or fully exposed to a medium or high probability of flooding from rivers or the sea. | It found that nine out of the 20 zones, where 9,000 new homes are planned, are partially or fully exposed to a medium or high probability of flooding from rivers or the sea. |
| According to the investigation, the zones include Hinkley in Bridgwater, Somerset, where 1,000 properties could be constructed in an area inundated by floods last year. In West Yorkshire, 1,200 new homes could be built on the banks of the river Aire near Castleford, which flooded last year. | According to the investigation, the zones include Hinkley in Bridgwater, Somerset, where 1,000 properties could be constructed in an area inundated by floods last year. In West Yorkshire, 1,200 new homes could be built on the banks of the river Aire near Castleford, which flooded last year. |
| • This article was amended on 11 May 1016. An earlier version said guests were rescued from Glenridding House hotel. That should have said Glenridding hotel was flooded, not Glenridding House. |