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Residents of one of the towns most badly hit by recent flooding have been told by police they can move back to their homes and businesses.Residents of one of the towns most badly hit by recent flooding have been told by police they can move back to their homes and businesses.
Police said residents of the 900 properties affected in Cockermouth in Cumbria could return, although the town would not yet be opened to the public. Police said owners of the 900 properties affected in Cockermouth in Cumbria could return, although the town would not yet be opened to the public.
However many roads, schools and bridges in Cumbria remain closed. However at least 25 roads and 16 bridges in Cumbria remain closed.
Flood warnings are in force in 22 areas of the UK but forecasters say Monday's showers should not raise river levels.Flood warnings are in force in 22 areas of the UK but forecasters say Monday's showers should not raise river levels.
Ch Supt Steve Johnson, of Cumbria Police, told BBC News: "We understand it will be a very emotional time, people will see for the first time the full effect of what has gone on here."Ch Supt Steve Johnson, of Cumbria Police, told BBC News: "We understand it will be a very emotional time, people will see for the first time the full effect of what has gone on here."
Meanwhile, as residents and business owners return to the centre of Cockermouth, 16 bridges and at least 25 roads remain closed in Cumbria, where once-short commutes could involve lengthy detours. Five secondary schools and 13 primaries in the county remain shut, with many homes and businesses still cut off.
Five secondary schools and 13 primaries in the county are shut, with many homes and businesses still cut off. However river levels in Cumbria have subsided and now just one of the warnings is "severe" - indicating a threat of "extreme danger to life and property". It applies to parts of the River Eamont.
Six flood warnings apply to Scotland, 10 to north-west England and two to the Midlands.
Four have been issued for Wales where, in Powys, a search has resumed for a 21-year-old woman who was swept along the River Usk in Brecon on Saturday night.
There has also been a Met Office warning for localised flooding in western counties of Northern Ireland.