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Carlisle floods

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By Fiona Reid
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Carlisle floods

IN THE last few days, Cumbria has again been battered by flooding following Storm Desmond. 

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.

UNDER WATER . . .  the Hardwicke Circus roundabout
UNDER WATER . . .the Hardwicke Circus roundabout
POOL . . . Bitts Park
POOL . . . Bitts Park with the Sands Centre in the background
SUMBERGED . . . trees in the park were waterlogged
SUMBERGED . . . trees in the park were waterlogged
WATERY . . . Stanwix Bank
WATERY . . . Stanwix Bank

 

DEEP . . . high levels of water in Carlisle
DEEP . . . high levels of water in Carlisle