RNLI and mountain rescue teams evacuate residents from Cockermouths main street during the devastating November 2009 floods.
On Thursday 19th November 2009 over 31cm of rain fell in 24 hours on the Cumbrian mountains. The single largest rainfall total in the British Isles since records began. It caused unprecedented flooding, with Cockermouth being particularly badly hit after both the Cocker and Derwent burst their banks. The main street was 5 feet underwater and £millions worth of damage was caused. This shot shows rescue workers rescuing flood victims from their houses on the Main Street of Cockermouth.
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