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IMG_7685_danger.jpg 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 a footbridge over the River Derwent in Workingotn is one of many that was destroyed or damaged in the flood.
 
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IMG_7692_danger.jpg 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 a footbridge over the River Derwent in Workingotn is one of many that was destroyed or damaged in the flood.
 
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IMG_7780_slot.jpg 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 the remains of Northside Bridge in Workington which was swept away in the floods killing PC Bill Barker who was trying to stop traffic from going onto the bridge when it collapsed
 
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IMG_7792_dangerous.jpg 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 the remains of Northside Bridge in Workington which was swept away in the floods killing PC Bill Barker who was trying to stop traffic from going onto the bridge when it collapsed, with flowers left in his memory.
 
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IMG_9189_danger.jpg 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 the Calva Bridge in Workington which was damaged in the floods and is now one of many bridges closed for safety reasons.
 
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IMG_6983_abandoned.jpg 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 a flooded car in Ambleside, UK.
 
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023_wade.jpg 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 a van washed away on a flooded roads near Ambleside, UK.
 
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IMG_3153_destroyed.jpg 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 a footbridge over the River Derwent in Workingotn is one of many that was destroyed or damaged in the flood.
 
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IMG_7265_swamped.jpg 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 aflooded car on Cockermouth Main Street, UK.
 
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12610009_cyclist.jpg A mountain biker cycling through water
 
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366W2616_pedalling.jpg Toll Bar near Doncaster South Yorkshire UK hit by unprecedented floods during June 2007
 
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366W2620_dreadlocks.jpg Toll Bar near Doncaster South Yorkshire UK hit by unprecedented floods during June 2007
 
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366W2626_flood.jpg Toll Bar near Doncaster South Yorkshire UK hit by unprecedented floods during June 2007
 
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366W2631_flooding.jpg Toll Bar near Doncaster South Yorkshire UK hit by unprecedented floods during June 2007
 
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366W2638_flooded.jpg Toll Bar near Doncaster South Yorkshire UK hit by unprecedented floods during June 2007
 
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IMG_4660_reflection.jpg A man wading through flood waters at the edge of Lake Windermere in Ambleside, Lake District with the lake at the highest level since the November 2009 floods. This is rather ironic as the North West is still under a hose pipe ban.
 
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IMG_4661_flooding.jpg A man wading through flood waters at the edge of Lake Windermere in Ambleside, Lake District with the lake at the highest level since the November 2009 floods. This is rather ironic as the North West is still under a hose pipe ban.
 
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IMG_4663_wade.jpg A man wading through flood waters at the edge of Lake Windermere in Ambleside, Lake District with the lake at the highest level since the November 2009 floods. This is rather ironic as the North West is still under a hose pipe ban.
 
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IMG_8662_pot hole.jpg A hole opening up in the road in Ambleside, due to being undermined by flood waters. Climate change causes more extreme weather events, which leads to increased costs for repairing damage to infrastructure.
 
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IMG_8665_pot hole.jpg A hole opening up in the road in Ambleside, due to being undermined by flood waters. Climate change causes more extreme weather events, which leads to increased costs for repairing damage to infrastructure.
 
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IMG_9608_pot hole.jpg A hole opening up in the road in Ambleside, due to being undermined by flood waters. Climate change causes more extreme weather events, which leads to increased costs for repairing damage to infrastructure.
 
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IMG_1250_bridge destruction.jpg A bridge over Newlands Beck near Braithwaite, Lake District, UK, that was washed away in the November 2009 Floods.
 
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IMG_1253_flood debris.jpg During the November 2009 floods, Newlands Beck near Keswick changed its course and deposited millions of tons of debris on farmers fields. The environment agency have been attempting to clear it off the field and pile it all up in a heap.
 
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IMG_1257_flood clear up.jpg During the November 2009 floods, Newlands Beck near Keswick changed its course and deposited millions of tons of debris on farmers fields. The environment agency have been attempting to clear it off the field and pile it all up in a heap.
 
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IMG_1262_caravan.jpg Flood Debris including a smashed caravan from the November 2009 flodds on the banks of the River Derwent, downstream of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK.
 
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IMG_1272_flooded van.jpg A van washed away during the November 2009 floods in the River Derwent, downstream of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK.
 
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IMG_1281_cockermouth floods.jpg A van washed away during the November 2009 floods in the River Derwent, downstream of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK.
 
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IMG_4694_flood debris.jpg During the November 2009 floods, Newlands Beck near Keswick changed its course and deposited millions of tons of debris on farmers fields. The environment agency have been attempting to clear it off the field and pile it all up in a heap up to 30 feet high. This image is taken standing on top of the pile.
 
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IMG_4699_flood debris.jpg During the November 2009 floods, Newlands Beck near Keswick changed its course and deposited millions of tons of debris on farmers fields. The environment agency have been attempting to clear it off the field and pile it all up in a heap up to 30 feet high. This image is taken standing on top of the pile.
 
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IMG_4707_destruction.jpg Flood Debris including a smashed caravan from the November 2009 flodds on the banks of the River Derwent, downstream of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK.
 
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IMG_4710_caravan.jpg Flood Debris including a smashed caravan from the November 2009 flodds on the banks of the River Derwent, downstream of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK.
 
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IMG_4716_chair.jpg Flood Debris and erosion from the November 2009 floods on the banks of the River Derwent, downstream of Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK. Millions of tonnes of debris were deposited on a famers field, covering about ten acres of his Barley crop, when the Derwent broke its bank and changed course.
 
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