• A man pours out a pail of water from a flooded property on a residential street in Carlisle. Phil Noble/Reuters
    A man pours out a pail of water from a flooded property on a residential street in Carlisle. Phil Noble/Reuters
  • Flood water flows over a road near the market town of Appleby as Storm Desmond causes flooding in Appleby, England on December 6, 2015. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
    Flood water flows over a road near the market town of Appleby as Storm Desmond causes flooding in Appleby, England on December 6, 2015. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
  • Local residents leave their homes as flood waters rise in Carlisle, England. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
    Local residents leave their homes as flood waters rise in Carlisle, England. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
  • A member of the British army helps a woman carry belongings through a flooded street in Carlisle. Paul Ellis/AFP Photo
    A member of the British army helps a woman carry belongings through a flooded street in Carlisle. Paul Ellis/AFP Photo
  • A rescue team helps to evacuate people from their homes. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
    A rescue team helps to evacuate people from their homes. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
  • A decorated Christmas tree sits in the window of a stricken home as Storm Desmond causes flooding in Carlisle on December 6, 2015. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
    A decorated Christmas tree sits in the window of a stricken home as Storm Desmond causes flooding in Carlisle on December 6, 2015. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
  • The banks of River Eden burst through the market town of Appleby as Storm Desmond brought severe disruption to areas of northern England. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
    The banks of River Eden burst through the market town of Appleby as Storm Desmond brought severe disruption to areas of northern England. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
  • People watch as flooding blights the market town of Cockermouth at the confluences of the River Cocker and River Derwent which overflowed. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
    People watch as flooding blights the market town of Cockermouth at the confluences of the River Cocker and River Derwent which overflowed. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
  • A woman is helped through flood waters by members of the royal national lifeboat institute and the armed forces following flooding in Carlisle north west England on December 6, 2015. The environment agency declared 130 flood warnings, while residents in some areas were evacuated from their homes. Owen Humphreys/PA via AP
    A woman is helped through flood waters by members of the royal national lifeboat institute and the armed forces following flooding in Carlisle north west England on December 6, 2015. The environment agency declared 130 flood warnings, while residents in some areas were evacuated from their homes. Owen Humphreys/PA via AP

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Storm Desmond creates havoc in Britain - in pictures

Rob Gurdebeke

December 07, 2015

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In the wake of Storm Desmond, Britain deployed army personnel, rubber dinghies and a military helicopter to rescue people trapped by floods that have deluged parts of the country

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