LONDON -- Roads have been turned into rivers in the Cumbrian village of Glenridding, which has been devastated by flooding for the second time in days following more heavy rain.
Residents of the Lake District village were told by police to stay in their homes Wednesday night and early Thursday morning after the river broke its banks spilling water into the village.
Police said the situation was "extremely dangerous" and asked people not to walk or travel through any flood water. The military, fire service and mountain rescue are all involved in clear-up efforts.
#glenridding is flooding again!!! We need diggers, big ones!!! Can you help!? A video posted by Charlene Bell (@lakelandphotos) on Dec 9, 2015 at 12:59pm PST
"It's worse than it was at its highest on Saturday. It must be at least three foot inside and outside the shop now," resident Craig Brown told the BBC.
When the floods came back to Glenridding: pic.twitter.com/Ce5kITsGcT— Craig Brown (@THFC_Browny) December 10, 2015
"It's unbelievable really. We were just starting to get back to normal and then suddenly it hits you again."
Glenridding Thursday pic.twitter.com/CMCTt3Fjzh— alex thomson (@alextomo) December 10, 2015
Glenridding Mini Market flooded four times in 33 years, owner Alan Brown told me: now twice in four days pic.twitter.com/vaREkSwskf— Damon Green (@damongreenITV) December 10, 2015
Glenridding Beck has burst its banks again. Water flowing through homes and businesses pic.twitter.com/0jtf3AiNcT— Damon Green (@damongreenITV) December 10, 2015
There is still a Met Office rain warning in place, which cautions about localised flooding and travel disruption.
A large part of the northwest England was inundated by floods over the weekend, leaving some 55,000 people without power and closing a number of schools.