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

'Shocking sight' of Carlisle railwaypublished at 14:25 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2015
David Shukman, BBC science editor
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Environment secretary: The floods are a 'devastating situation'published at 14:20
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss has told BBC News there has been "significant impact" as a result of the floods.
"My immediate priority is making sure we have all the resources we need locally to protect people and their homes," she said.
"Of course in due course we will be assessing our flood defences.
"I have huge sympathy for those affected, it is a devastating situation."
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Over the next six years we will be investing £2.3bn in more flood defences to make sure people are protected.
Elizabeth Truss, Environment Secretary
How much did the 2009 floods cost?published at 14:07
Here are some stats from the Association of British Insurers on the cost of the 2009 Cumbria floods.
The floods in that year led to 25,000 damage claims from customers.
A total of £174 million was paid out in repairing damaged homes and businesses and arranging alternative accommodation for people.
A further £104 million was paid out in claims to flood-hit local firms.
Road re-openedpublished at 14:04
The A985 reopened at Valleyfield, Fife, shortly before midday following a five-hour closure.
Dumfries and Galloway Council reported "a relatively quiet night" after declaring a "major emergency" due to flooding yesterday.
Only two support calls were received by the council's call centre after midnight as water levels started to recede.
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I want to thank road users for their patience while we conducted our inquiries and worked to reopen the road.
Andrew Thomson, Temporary Road Policing Inspector
Porthcawl lifeboat crew deployed to Englandpublished at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2015
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Met Office warnings for rain extendedpublished at 13:47
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'Thank goodness' for flood barrierspublished at 13:43 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2015
Christian Fraser, BBC news correspondent
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Update from Scotlandpublished at 13:37
The Scottish Environment Agency has now confirmed there are 60 warnings or alerts in place. They break down as follows:
- 11 flood alerts
- 48 flood warnings
- 1 severe flood warning in place at Hawick
At one point on Saturday night there were more than 90 alerts or warnings in place.
The scene in Carlislepublished at 13:37
This is the scene in Carlisle as rescue teams help people evacuate their homes.
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Virgin Trains 'not likely to run tomorrow'published at 13:23 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2015
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Severe flood warning reductionpublished at 13:22
The number of severe flood alerts has now dropped from 50 to 47 in England and Wales, the Environment Agency says., external.
More sandbags on the waypublished at 13:22 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2015
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Helicopter footage shows Cumbria flood scalepublished at 13:07
This helicopter footage shows the scale of the Cumbria floods, which has left large swathes of land submerged.
Twitter list of weather and travel resourcespublished at 13:07 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2015
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Thousands left without power after stormpublished at 13:06
A reminder that Electricity North West says flooding at a major substation in Lancaster has left 55,000 properties without power.
You can see its live map of power cuts here., external
Dog seen being rescued in Carlislepublished at 12:55
Several pets, such as this dog, have had to be rescued when flood waters invaded people's homes in Carlisle.
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Cobra emergency government meeting endspublished at 12:49 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2015
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Met Office issues Storm Desmond statisticspublished at 12:43
The Met Office has issued, external some facts and figures surrounding Storm Desmond, the fourth UK storm to be given a name this year.
It says the rainfall total between 09:00 GMT on 4 December and the same time on 6 December was worst in Shap in Cumbria, where 262.6mm fell.
The maximum wind gust speeds recorded between 18:00 GMT on 5 December and 09:00 GMT on 6 December was 81mph in Capel Curig, Gwynedd.
Bags needed for sand in Carlislepublished at 12:44 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2015
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Fire brigade needed to rescue trapped womanpublished at 12:33 Greenwich Mean Time 6 December 2015
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