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Flooding Aftermath: Thursday's Updates

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Heavy rain's caused a river in Cumbria to burst its banks again - just days after record rainfall caused widespread flooding in north west England.

People in Glenridding were advised to stay indoors and to avoid driving if possible last night.

Police are working with the military and fire service to keep residents in the village safe.

In Lancashire, there's a severe flood warning for St. Michael's - which means there's a danger to life.

The village on the Wyre also suffered at the weekend.

This all comes as communities continue the clean up operation following Storm Desmond.

The water continues to recede elsewhere.

The Environment Agency has just five flood warnings still in place for the Northwest, including the River Greta through Keswick.

A number of lesser flood alerts are also in place on local rivers including the Lune; and the Brathay, Rothay and Winster.

It's hoped there'll be some much-needed respite from the rain in the coming days.

Last night's band of wet and windy weather is heading south.

The Met Office has no further warnings in place over the next five days.

Electricity Northwest says its engineers are still working to try to reconnect around a thousand homes in Cumbria without power.

They says they should get round to fixing smaller substations at street level today.

They've also got to do door-to-door safety checks in many communities.

In Lancaster, Morecambe and the surrounding area, they say a large number of properties and businesses are still on generators as work continues at the main substation which was flooded on Saturday.

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It's "business as usual" at the Morecambe Bay NHS Trust's hospitals today.

It's planned that all outpatient services and appointments and elective surgeries will go ahead at the Westmorland General; the Royal Lancaster Infirmary; and Furness General.

However, power supply concerns mean Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe won't be back to normal until Monday.

Outpatient clinics there have been moved to the RLI in the meantime.

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Support payments worth up to £20,000 will be available to farmers across Cumbria and North Lancashire to help restore agricultural land damaged in the flooding.

The Rural Payments Agency says the money's part of the Community Recovery Scheme announced by Chancellor George Osborne yesterday.

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United Utilities has suspended bills to customers who've had to move out of their homes due to flooding.

The Northwest's water supplier says bills will also be adjusted for those who are having to use more water to help with the clean up.

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The people behind Kendal Calling have launched a raffle to raise money for those affected by flooding.

They've already given £5,000 themselves to the Cumbria Community Foundation.

Entrants can win a host of prizes put up by local businesses and festivals.

They say they've already raised more than £6,000.


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