Flood-damaged possessions are stacked outside properties in Carlisle after the river Eden burst its banks following a period of exceptionally heavy rainfall and caused widespread flooding in the town on December 10, 2015. Heavy overnight rain on December 10 piled further misery on parts of northwest England still reeling from Storm Desmond, which left two people dead, with police warning the situation remained "extremely dangerous".
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Emergency teams are working to evacuate people from homes in York, as flooding continues to hit northern England.