Cockermouth, Cumbria. 05th Dec, 2015. Residents in Keswick and Appleby are told to leave their homes amid a warning overflowing rivers could pose a "danger to life". A major incident has been declared in Cumbria after some residents were forced to evacuate their homes in towns effectively cut off by flooding caused by Storm Desmond. Cumbria Police officers and mountain rescue teams are helping to take people from their homes in Keswick and Appleby to a centre in a local school, with around 50 homes thought to have been flooded. Credit: uknip/Alamy Live News
Saturday 5th December 2015 Residents in Keswick and Appleby are told to leave their homes amid a warning overflowing rivers could pose a "danger to life". A major incident has been declared in Cumbria after some residents were forced to evacuate their homes in towns effectively cut off by flooding caused by Storm Desmond. Cumbria Police officers and mountain rescue teams are helping to take people from their homes in Keswick and Appleby to a centre in a local school, with around 50 homes thought to have been flooded. All of the roads surrounding Keswick have been closed, and some rivers in Cumbria have reached their highest ever recorded levels. ©UKNIP
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