Neil Smith
South Cumbria journalist, BBC Cumbria

St George's Church in Kendal is open today and tomorrow with hot soup and sandwiches for flood victims.   

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Rescue workers have been using dinghies to get people to safety after heavy flooding. In Carlisle, Rob and Denise Wood, whose home flooded 10 years ago, emerged cold, wet and angry from their home.

This plaque on Eden Bridge in the centre of Carlisle was installed after the floods 10 years ago.  It would suggest these floods at least equalled the level.

Kendal Town Council's opened up the former tourist information centre in the town hall for people offering help to others caught up in the flooding.

South Lakeland Council leader Peter Thornton said: "We've been overwhelmed by offers of help, not just volunteers but people offering accommodation, even a local building firm offering two men and a van."

BBC Cumbria reporter Sian Hall is in Appleby.

BBC Weather

There's a yellow Met Office warning in force for rain tonight.   

A BBC forecaster, Simon King, said: "Another band of rain is expected later this evening but it'll push through quite quickly and give around 10-20mm of rain to NW Eng and SW Scotland. 

"This shouldn't add to or give any additional flooding."

BBC Travel

The A591 between Keswick and Grasmere will remain closed for some time after floods washed it away.  

Many other routes are still affected. You can find the latest travel information here.

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The weekend's flooding has continued to cause widespread disruption to road and rail links, external this morning, while a raft of schools are closed as a result.  

Here's some more aerial photos of the flooding:

BBC Cumbria

Virgin Trains have just said some trains are now running as far as Carlisle from London. 

The company says passengers should check before they travel. There are still no services through to Scotland on the West Coast Main Line.

Here's some shop workers clearing rubbish from a store in Cockermouth following heavy flooding in the town. 

Thousands of homes and business were affected by the heavy rains and strong winds that battered Britain over the weekend.

Image source, Getty Images

Martin Lewes
Reporter

Police say they've found a body in the River Kent.  They'd been searching for an elderly man who was reported to have fallen into the flooded river near Kendal.

BBC Radio Cumbria

Roger Scoon, who lives in Keswick, told Mike Zeller his house was flooded by about 3ft (1m) of water. 

He said: "We are trying to get the mud out first of all and salvage anything we can.

"We are just in the process of taking more gear upstairs if it's not damaged.

"It's the mess, the trauma, it's the upset, it's the fact that it goes on for months and it seems to be never ending." 

Hartlepool United FC, external says it has suspended the sale of tickets for its game at Carlisle United on 28 December following severe flooding.

BBC Travel

The A69 is closed in both directions between Carlisle in Warwick-on-Eden and the A689 junction in Brampton because of flooding.

A rescue worker carries a dog in Carlisle after heavy rain from Storm Desmond tore through Britain.

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