Dozens of severe flood warnings in place, meaning potential risk to lives
Pooley Bridge collapses
Major disruption on roads and railways and properties without power
Health trusts declare major incident
Updates on Sunday 6 December
We have come to the end of this live page for today but updates throughout the night can be found here.
BBC Cumbria will be broadcasting throughout the night to keep you up to date on the weather and floods across Cumbria.
You can listen to us live online here or on 95.6FM.
Mick Callaghan emailed this picture and said: "The boat is in the Lake and the car is in the car park, Lakeside, Windermere."
Image source, Mick CallaghanHe also sent this picture of the Lakeside Hotel, nearby.
Image source, Mick CallaghanAll routine outpatient appointments and most non-urgent elective operations scheduled to take place at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Westmorland General Hospital and Queen Victoria Hospital on Monday have been cancelled.
Only urgent operations will be carried out at the hospital, the trust said.
United Utilities tells its customers it is investigating an apparent fault in the LA2 postcode area of Lancaster.
The customers affected have reported no water or poor pressure.
Ian Haslam
Reporter, BBC North West Tonight
I've been in Lancaster to the sub-station where they had hoped to prevent what has been called once-in-a-century flooding.
A shopkeeper remained open by candlelight, as he was without electricity.
Cumbria Police have confirmed 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 collapsed.
More remain closed or damaged and police are reminding motorists and pedestrians to avoid bridges submerged by water until they have been checked.
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Steven Bell
BBC Cumbria reporter
There has been an amazing response to a fundraising page set up to help those affected by the flooding , externalin Cumbria.
Image source, Cumbria Community FoundationIt is already soaring towards the £100,000 mark.
The Environment Agency warns drivers to take care in floodwater as just 2ft of water "will float your car."
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The Army deployed personnel from Weeton Barracks, near Preston, to help the flood rescue effort.
Image source, Ministry of DefenceAn elderly woman was carried to safety by soldiers and a crew from the RNLI.
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Yunus Mulla
Reporter, BBC North West Tonight
I've been to Kendal to look at the extent of the flooding and speak to people who have been affected by the damage to their homes.
Mr Fallon told me he had asked the government to provide councils with money to help people "who are in dire straits to get the basic equipment to be able to live their lives".
Coastguard helicopters from Caernarfon and Humberside operated all day and winched a disabled man from a flooded house on the outskirts of Carlisle.
They also attended an incident in Kendal where a member of the public was trapped under a bridge.
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Quote MessageWe were told these defences were fit for 1,000 years and they've lasted for six. It's just not good enough. We've got to look and see what's gone wrong, and why the flood defences haven't held."
Sue Hayman, Workington MP
The Army has been helping to rescue householders - and their pets - from the floods in Cumbria.
Image source, Ministry of DefenceMembers of the 2nd Battalion Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, based in Weeton Barracks near Preston, have been deployed.
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Dr Craig Melrose, medical director for NHS England North, described the widespread flooding in Cumbria as "extremely difficult."
"We've been really grateful for all the staff who have come in and volunteered to do extra shifts and have made their way to work despite the floods," he said.
"That's definitely made a big difference to services they've been able to deliver to patients," he added.
"As it stands we've got problems in all of the hospitals in the area. The Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle and the RLI (Royal Lancaster Infirmary) in Lancaster are running on generators."
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