Storm Desmond floods: Six months on
Six months on from December's Storm Desmond, we take a look at how the affected communities are recovering, and what still needs to be done to protect properties in the future.
Six months on from December's Storm Desmond, we take a look at how the affected communities are recovering, and what still needs to be done to protect properties in the future.
Eden Flood Volunteers have pledged to continue supporting families affected by flooding, six months after the group was formed in the wake of Storm Desmond.
Kerryanne Wilde set up the group. She says because of the threat of future floods, they will always be needed.
We're here for good. We're not going away. It's not if we flood again, it's when we flood again, but this time we will already be prepared. We will know what needs to happen.
The steepness of the terrain around Glenridding plays a big part in explaining how, and why, the village flooded so severely six months ago.
In December people woke up to the worst flooding the town had seen for more than 50 years, and many are angry at the council's response.
Colin Bell had spent 40 years working on his three classic cars, but they were all badly damaged by December's floods.