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
— Cumbria Police (@Cumbriapolice) December 7, 2015
Customers restored from our flooded substation, 300 homes still without power due to localised flooding #Lancaster pic.twitter.com/w0iqm52tav
— ElectricityNorthWest (@ElectricityNW) December 7, 2015
There are various ways to donate to the #CumbriaFloodAppeal, please visit: https://t.co/dZweOgrTK9 pic.twitter.com/vaXssRtcwB
— Cumbria Foundation (@cumbriacf) December 10, 2015
Here's a short film about #cumbriafloods and how we're supporting #cumbriaisopen Watch here: https://t.co/uA449suEDr pic.twitter.com/qptIFdAaMp
— Lake District (@lakedistrictnpa) December 11, 2015
Useful twitter accounts @CumbriaPolice @CumbriaCC @BBC_Cumbria @EnvAgencyNW @HighwaysNEAST @LancsPolice @BBCLancashire @cumbriacf
Make sure you follow the #cumbriaisopen hashtag to see which businesses are open and support them with your custom