Storm Desmond hits the Lake District and Lancashire

Storm Desmond hit the Lake District, Cumbria and Lancashire on the weekend of 5th December 2015 with devastating effect. Here are some of the videos and images from social media.

Helicopter footage of Storm Desmond damage

Storm Desmond has caused chaos across northern England and parts of Scotland.Tens of thousands of homes are without power and hundreds of homes have been flooded.This BBC News video of helicopter footage shows some of the damage.

Posted by Newsbeat on Sunday, 6 December 2015

Hope everyone's keeping safe in Cumbria #CumbriaFloods pic.twitter.com/ojG05g4tLE

— Mel Macnab (@melmacnab) December 5, 2015

What a couple of days, everything ruined... At least we are finally safely out, our home however... #CumbriaFloods pic.twitter.com/jOBtzwk2Ao

— Joey Gregory (@joegregory123) December 7, 2015

Cars abandoned in #CumbriaFloods on A5060 nr Burton-in-Kendal yesterday Are they still there? @BurtonWeb pic.twitter.com/fYnJIb18Ew

— Business Coach (@zoepdawes) December 7, 2015

Pictures I took today on the air ambulance above Cumbria @SkyNews #CumbriaFloods pic.twitter.com/FLGOJdtkvD

— Fredericka (@bigfreds) December 5, 2015

#CumbriaFloods #StormDesmond Around the Kent in Kendal - worst flooding in all the time I've lived here 30 years pic.twitter.com/4ll4Pn1XBq

— Mike Butcher (@Kendal_man) December 5, 2015

For essential travel keep up to date w/ #CumbriaRoads at: https://t.co/t2oJ7sAEvl #CumbriaFloods #BeSafe pic.twitter.com/5E0bP3ViDO