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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 issued 19 flood alerts and eight flood warnings, while a Met Office yellow warning for rain was in place for much of Wednesday. | |
| The Borrowdale area was one of the worst affected, with two bridges forced to close. | The Borrowdale area was one of the worst affected, with two bridges forced to close. |
| Northern Rail said lines were blocked due to floods between Carlisle and Maryport causing major disruption. | Northern Rail said lines were blocked due to floods between Carlisle and Maryport causing major disruption. |
| Live updates on the flooding | |
| Eight schools were forced to shut due to impassable roads. They were: | Eight schools were forced to shut due to impassable roads. They were: |
| Egremont Bridge in Egremont and Forge Bridge in Eskdale were both closed. | Egremont Bridge in Egremont and Forge Bridge in Eskdale were both closed. |
| The A595 had been closed at Bothel but has now reopened. | The A595 had been closed at Bothel but has now reopened. |
| Gary Macrae, from the Hazel Bank Country House Hotel in Borrowdale, said the rain had affected 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." |
| South Lakeland District Council said sandbags were being made available at its depots in Ulverston, Ecclerigg and Kendal. | South Lakeland District Council said sandbags were being made available at its depots in Ulverston, Ecclerigg and Kendal. |