Carlisle floods

Flood defences have been breached across the county - with water levels worse than the crisis of 2005. Stephen Glaister, who lives in Carlisle but works in Annan, has been out and about taking pictures of some of the worst hit parts of the city. [caption id="attachment_9464" align="alignnone" width="680"]

UNDER WATER . . .the Hardwicke Circus roundabout[/caption] [caption id="attachment_9471" align="alignnone" width="680"]

POOL . . . Bitts Park with the Sands Centre in the background[/caption] [caption id="attachment_9466" align="alignnone" width="680"]

SUMBERGED . . . trees in the park were waterlogged[/caption] [caption id="attachment_9467" align="alignnone" width="680"]

WATERY . . . Stanwix Bank[/caption] [caption id="attachment_9469" align="alignnone" width="680"]

DEEP . . . high levels of water in Carlisle[/caption]