North West battered by extreme weather
Our region is feeling the effects of storm Desmond as heavy wind and rain prompts severe Met Office weather warnings.
Severe flood warning remains in place in St Michael's
The Environment Agency said one severe flood warning - indicating there is a risk to life - remained in place at St Michaels in Lancashire, while there were 41 less serious flood warnings and 29 flood alerts.
A band of rain forecast overnight will bring the potential for further disruption across Cumbria, as well as parts of Lancashire and North Yorkshire, the EA added.
Flood warnings may be reissued for Appleby, Carlisle, Keswick, Cockermouth and Kendal but rivers are not expected to return to levels observed last weekend, it said.
Chris Wilding, the EA's flood risk manager, said:
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