Storm Desmond: Homes left flooded and without power

Summary

Police searching for a missing man find a body in the River Kent near Kendal, in Cumbria
Met Office confirms record rainfall fell on Cumbria in 24 hours - 341.4mm
As many as 5,000 homes in Northern England and southern Scotland flooded
Power has been lost to 42,000 properties in the Lancaster area and more than 1,400 in Cumbria are also without power
Schools closed and hospital services cancelled. Road and rail travel also disrupted
David Cameron has visited the flood-hit region and has chaired an emergency Cobra meeting

Live Reporting

Homes will remain without power until tomorrowpublished at 21:58
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Vulnerable customers 'prioritised'published at 21:44
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Reports of bridge collapsepublished at 21:20
Megan Paterson, BBC reporter
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Round-the-clock radio coverage of floodspublished at 20:54 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2015
Steven Bell, BBC Radio Cumbria reporter
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Streets swamped 'but nothing to drink'published at 20:53
Robin Newton of Keswick told BBC News that he has had no supply of water all day.
"We have been flooded but the majority of Keswick is out of water.
"We had water first thing this morning but later there was nothing.
"The local fire station has been handing out bottles of water but they have now run out.
"I walked a quarter of a mile away into town this morning - the devastation has been unbelievable."
Floodgates opened at Rothburypublished at 20:35 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2015
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Find out your local river level herepublished at 20:30 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2015
John Curtin, the Environment Agency's interim executive director
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List of damaged and closed bridgespublished at 20:29
Aside from the three bridges which have collapsed, Cumbria Police have said the following bridges are damaged and closed:
- Miler bridge, Kendal – damaged remains closed
- Greta Bridge B5289 – damaged remains closed
- Hawes Bridge, Natland - damaged remains closed
- Clappersgate, Brathay - closed
- Gowan bridge, Stavely – damaged remains closed
- Bridge over River Eden in Appleby (Bridge St) - report that a section of this bridge has collapsed
- Botcherby Bridge, Warwick Road, Carlisle - bridge inspection due shortly
- Langwathby Bridge - bridge inspection required before opening
- Scroggs Bridge (North of Staveley over River Kent) – closed
- Gote Bridge, Cockermouth - Road closure at this location, inspection required
- Jubilee Footbridge, Appleby - Reports of very high water level potentially impacting on bridge
Three bridges have collapsedpublished at 20:05
Cumbria police have now confirmed that three bridges in the county have been "washed away" by the floods.
A bridge near Braithwaite, Fitz Footbridge in Keswick, and Pooley Bridge in the Eden District have all collapsed.
More remain closed or damaged and the police are reminding people to completely avoid bridges that are underwater until they have been checked and made safe, as they pose a "danger to life".
70 homes still without power in Walespublished at 19:54
About 70 households are still without power in north Wales after heavy rain and high winds brought disruption.
Engineers worked through the night and morning to restore electricity to 550 homes in Conwy and Corwen, Denbighshire after 700 lost power on Saturday.
Overnight, firefighters pumped water from the cellars of properties in Beaumaris, Anglesey, as well as from the moat of the town's castle.
Meanwhile, RNLI crews from north Wales are helping with flooding in Cumbria.
Read more here.
Live video from scenepublished at 19:53 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2015
BBC correspondent Danny Savage
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Cumbria's News & Star front pagepublished at 19:52 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2015
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Light, patchy rain forecastpublished at 19:52 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2015
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Aerial video of the floodspublished at 19:48 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2015
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Carlisle United FC's offer of helppublished at 19:48
Here's a bit more detail on the Carlisle United football players who have offered to help victims of the floods.
Carlisle's players volunteered their services after winning 5-0 at Welling on Sunday in the FA Cup second round.
The club's home ground, Brunton Park, close to both the rivers Petteril and Eden, has been engulfed by flood water.
"Every member of the squad has agreed that they want to help, if at all possible," Carlisle United said in posts on Twitter and Facebook.
Read more here.
AA brings in 'special resources'published at 19:30
The AA has 50 patrols in action across Cumbria and has brought in special 4x4 resources to help with more than 70 breakdowns.
Edmund King, AA president, said: "Most of the roads are very hard to access due to submersion. In some areas where possible we are asking [customers] to call back once the flood water has subsided."
Transpennine train delayspublished at 19:23 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2015
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Appeal raises £99,000 for victimspublished at 19:21
The charity Cumbria Community Foundation has launched an appeal for flood victims and has so far raised £99,000.
The campaign's target is £1 million.
Live from a flood-hit areapublished at 18:56 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2015
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Carlisle United 'credit to your club'published at 18:52
Carlisle United's pledge to help out with relief efforts, which we reported on earlier, has gone down well.