Storm Eva brings fresh flooding fears for Cumbria, which is already dealing with the aftermath of flooding for the third time in a month. Flood-hit locals in Cumbria are awaiting heavy rain in the run-up to the Christmas Day.
6 inches of rain could fall on Cumbria on Boxing Day on top of rain today and tomorrow. An amber alert is in force pic.twitter.com/cV6698Np6G
— BBC Cumbria (@BBC_Cumbria) December 24, 2015
Appleby, Glenridding, Keswick and Kendal were all flooded as rivers burst their banks on Tuesday. Several military staff and about 700 Environment Agency workers are supporting the residents. The government has committed to provide £ 60 million for rescue and repairs.
#HeySkymet, #StormEva brings fresh #floods in #Cumbria. @SkymetWeather #CumbriaFloods pic.twitter.com/4jO5qd4gC1 — payal chatterjee (@PayalChatterje) December 24, 2015
The River Eden burst its banks once more in Appleby. This brought localized flooding in the low-lying sands area of the town.
Around December 5, Storm Desmond destroyed hundreds of properties as it brought along torrential rains. Few days later there was a further deluge. This time around, Glenridding was the worst hit.
The best way to spend Xmas? Each to their own but 80 #MuslimsForHumanity @MKA_UK r driving to help #CumbriaFloods pic.twitter.com/UGvXl6ll27
— Hazik (@aboosalik) December 24, 2015
Several neighbors and people from other religions have come for help.
Our team led by @beardedhippy are loading supplies to support locals with #CumbriaFloods @BBC_Cumbria @BBCBerkshire pic.twitter.com/B1SJKWxwYt — Khalsa Aid (@Khalsa_Aid) December 24, 2015
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