Ferry down Keswick Main Street

[PatchGirl]

It looks like a particularly bad start to the weekend for the people of Cumbria.

The Environment Agency said hundreds of properties in Cumbria were flooded, with the towns of Cockermouth and Keswick worst affected as the waters rose rapidly last night.

Water levels rose to almost 8ft (2.5m) on the worst affected streets in Cockermouth and two bridges in the area collapsed, police said.

Homes in the lower lying part of Keswick were evacuated after the River Greta burst its banks yesterday morning, rising to about 5ft (1.5m) higher than normal.

I lived in Keswick for 5 years and never saw conditions anywhere like as bad as this. The weather has gone crazy.

It's not Global Warming, it's Global Watering!