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Looking back: Five years since floods hit the region

This week ITV Border are looking back at the floods in 2009 which affected thousands of people in a wide area, from Cockermouth and Keswick to Appleby and Dumfries.

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2009 floods: Dumfries still unprotected

Dumfries also suffered badly five years ago, as it has many times over almost a century.

The River Nith regularly bursts its banks, causing damage to local businesses and homes on the Whitesands. But despite years of campaigning and flood defence plans being brought forward, the area is still unprotected.

"Well that's one of the difficulties we face at the moment because the Scottish Government have not actually outlined any funding for flood protection schemes over the course of the next year, so there's a lot of work to be done to secure the funding if we're going to see this progress in the future."

– Cllr Colin Smyth, Dumfries and Galloway
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Looking back: Five years since floods hit the region

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