RFPY06KJ–A fire engine going through flood waters on the Ambleside, Coniston road at Rothay bridge in the Lake District on Saturday 5th December 2015, during torrential rain from storm Desmond.
RFPY06X5–On Saturday 5th December 2015, Storm desmond crashed into the UK, producing the UK''s highest ever 24 hour rainfall total at 341.4mm. It flooded the Lakeland village Glenridding, which was just starting to repair when another period of heavy rain on Wednesday 9th December caused the Glenridding Beck to burst its banks, causing yet further destruction. This picture taken the next morning on Thursday 10th December of diggers trying to clear flood debris from the river.'
RFPY06MW–The A591, the main road through the Lake District, completely destroyed by the floods from Storm Desmond, Cumbria, UK. The road was breached in several places by landslides and walls of flood debris twenty feet high. the road will probably be closed for months. Taken on Sunday 6th December 2015.
RFPY06PJ–Environment Agency staff involved in pumping out floodwater from Hardwicke Circus in Carlisle, Cumbria on Tuesday 8th December 2015, after torrential rain from storm Desmond. The storm set a new British record for rainfsll totals in a day with 341.4mm falling in 24 hours.
RFPY0731–On Saturday 5th December 2015, Storm desmond crashed into the UK, producing the UK''s highest ever 24 hour rainfall total at 341.4mm. It flooded many towns including Keswick. This shots shows one of two railway bridges on the old Keswick railway line that were completely destroyed by the floods. It also shows a tree, now sat in the middle of the river, that used to be growing on the river bank. The force of water was such that it has scoured out huge areas of banking and realigned the river in places.'
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