UK Flooding
Flood-stricken parts of the UK are bracing themselves for more rain after an “unprecedented” deluge swamped homes and brought down bridges.
Forecasters predict Saturday will bring 15mm (0.5in) to 40mm (1.6in) of rain to Cumbria, where police said 100 people spent the night in emergency shelters.
There are 24 flood warnings in force across Scotland, northern England, the Midlands and Wales. Four are “severe”.
They all affect Cumbria, where Pc Bill Barker died after a bridge collapsed.
Pc Barker, 44, was directing motorists off the bridge in Workington when a swollen river caused it to cave in.
