Handing out electrical heaters and cookers to the public after the gas supply was lost for 5 days in Ambleside, UK.
On Saturday 16th January 2010, after the floods and the big freeze in Ambleside, flooding meltwater got into the gas main pipes and shut down the system. Around 5000 users were affected as the whole of Amblesides gas was shut dopwn. The National Grid reacted with emergency respone units to deal with the situation. This left many vulnerable people without heating and cooking facilities at a very cold time of the year. This shot shows electric fan heaters and electric plate cookers being handed out to residents to help cope with the emergency.
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Photo credit: © Ashley Cooper / Alamy / Afripics
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