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| Flooding closes Cumbria roads and schools | Flooding closes Cumbria roads and schools |
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| Several schools and roads around Cumbria have been closed and train services disrupted because of flooding. | Several schools and roads around Cumbria have been closed and train services disrupted because of flooding. |
| The Environment Agency has issued 18 flood alerts and eight flood warnings and the Met Office has given a yellow weather warning of heavy rain, with downpours expected until mid-afternoon. | |
| The Borrowdale area has been one of the worst affected and the A595 in Bothel has been closed. | The Borrowdale area has been one of the worst affected and the A595 in Bothel has been closed. |
| Eight schools have shut due to impassable roads. | Eight schools have shut due to impassable roads. |
| Click here for live updates on the flooding | Click here for live updates on the flooding |
| Northern Rail says lines are blocked due to floods between Carlisle and Maryport causing major disruption to rail services. | Northern Rail says lines are blocked due to floods between Carlisle and Maryport causing major disruption to rail services. |
| The closed schools are: | The closed schools are: |
| Gary Macrae, from the Hazel Bank Country House Hotel in Borrowdale, said the rain was affecting their guests and deliveries. | Gary Macrae, from the Hazel Bank Country House Hotel in Borrowdale, said the rain was affecting their guests and deliveries. |
| He told BBC Cumbria: "We have a house full of guests who can't move backwards or forwards - they can't get into Keswick via Honister or via the main Borrowdale Road into Keswick, which is a bit of a nuisance. | He told BBC Cumbria: "We have a house full of guests who can't move backwards or forwards - they can't get into Keswick via Honister or via the main Borrowdale Road into Keswick, which is a bit of a nuisance. |
| "Plus our deliveries aren't going to be getting to us today either." | "Plus our deliveries aren't going to be getting to us today either." |