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| Residents returning to flood town | Residents returning to flood town |
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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 owners 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 at least 25 roads and 16 bridges in the county 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." |
| Soldiers called in | Soldiers called in |
| 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 remain 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. | 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. | Six flood warnings apply to Scotland, 10 to north-west England and two to the Midlands. |
| FLOOD ADVICE Cumbria Police casualty bureau: 0800 0560944 or 0207 1580010Floodline number 0845 988 1188 Cumbria County Council - road and bridge closures What to do if floods hit Key local info from BBC Cumbria Environment Agency (England and Wales) Scottish Environment Protection Agency BBC Weather The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites | FLOOD ADVICE Cumbria Police casualty bureau: 0800 0560944 or 0207 1580010Floodline number 0845 988 1188 Cumbria County Council - road and bridge closures What to do if floods hit Key local info from BBC Cumbria Environment Agency (England and Wales) Scottish Environment Protection Agency BBC Weather The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites |
| 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. | 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. |
| A man, who was with her, raised the alarm. He has been helping police with their enquiries as they try to establish exactly what happened. | |
| There has also been a Met Office warning for localised flooding in western counties of Northern Ireland. | There has also been a Met Office warning for localised flooding in western counties of Northern Ireland. |
| Work continues on a safety review of all 1,800 bridges in Cumbria, where six crossings have already collapsed and Calva Bridge in Workington, which is also in danger of crumbling, has been condemned. | Work continues on a safety review of all 1,800 bridges in Cumbria, where six crossings have already collapsed and Calva Bridge in Workington, which is also in danger of crumbling, has been condemned. |
| Its closure means people in Northside face a 40-mile detour just to get to the town centre. | Its closure means people in Northside face a 40-mile detour just to get to the town centre. |
| Twenty-five soldiers, from 39 Regiment the Royal Artillery, had been sent to flood-hit areas to assist the emergency services, a Ministry of Defence spokeswoman said. | Twenty-five soldiers, from 39 Regiment the Royal Artillery, had been sent to flood-hit areas to assist the emergency services, a Ministry of Defence spokeswoman said. |
| Jill Stannard, the chief executive of Cumbria County Council - who only took up her post last Thursday - said the damage from the floods had run into "tens of millions of pounds" after more then 1,300 homes were flooded by record daily rainfall last Thursday and Friday. | Jill Stannard, the chief executive of Cumbria County Council - who only took up her post last Thursday - said the damage from the floods had run into "tens of millions of pounds" after more then 1,300 homes were flooded by record daily rainfall last Thursday and Friday. |
| She said she had been in talks with central government departments over the weekend to seek financial support to deal with the aftermath. | She said she had been in talks with central government departments over the weekend to seek financial support to deal with the aftermath. |
| Ms Stannard told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme the authorities were trying to establish the whereabouts of "less than 50" people who remain unaccounted for, although she stressed that many of these may have gone to stay with relatives and friends outside the area. | Ms Stannard told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme the authorities were trying to establish the whereabouts of "less than 50" people who remain unaccounted for, although she stressed that many of these may have gone to stay with relatives and friends outside the area. |
| 'Traumatic time' | 'Traumatic time' |
| She acknowledged that many local people were "very frightened" about access to healthcare, but urged them to listen to official advice transmitted by the media rather than giving credence to rumours about the situation. | She acknowledged that many local people were "very frightened" about access to healthcare, but urged them to listen to official advice transmitted by the media rather than giving credence to rumours about the situation. |
| Anyone calling their GP will be able to get through, and the authorities are able to deliver prescriptions to everyone in Cumbria, she said. | Anyone calling their GP will be able to get through, and the authorities are able to deliver prescriptions to everyone in Cumbria, she said. |
| "We are confident we can reach everyone," she said. "We have been reaching people over the weekend. People get very frightened - totally understandably because this is very traumatic. | "We are confident we can reach everyone," she said. "We have been reaching people over the weekend. People get very frightened - totally understandably because this is very traumatic. |
| "It is important that people listen to advice through the media and don't listen to rumour and gossip." | "It is important that people listen to advice through the media and don't listen to rumour and gossip." |
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