A car in flood waters when Lake windermere reached its highest ever recorded level in 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. Here cars are driving through floodwater in Ambleside when Lake windermere broke its banks and spilled over onto the road.
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