flood defences, so, that includes communities, such as kendal and we have a alsojust communities, such as kendal and we have a also just finished defences in carlisle as well. so have a also just finished defences in carlisle as well. in carlisle as well. so what reassurance in carlisle as well. so what reassurance can in carlisle as well. so what reassurance can you - in carlisle as well. so what reassurance can you give l in carlisle as well. so what| reassurance can you give to in carlisle as well. so what - reassurance can you give to those communities, there is a six year programme so it could be some time before people who feel they need support right now actually get it? so, defences are part of the solution to flooding, but we can never build defences that will protect from all floods, so we would encourage people to find out whether they are at risk of flooding, they can do that by going on to the website and typing in check my flood risk, that will enable them to check t
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megan paterson has more. well, as you can see, the river running through cockermouth this morning is still fast flowing, pretty high, but the good news is the water levels are starting to recede. you can see this line of leaves on the grass here and this is where the water level was last night, but it has gone down very quickly this morning. we couldn t see the bottom of the bins are benches when we came down here that five en. the environment agency is telling us this is a slowly improving picture and water levels, river levels have peaked right across the county and lakes are beginning to level out. that is good news but there is still heavy rain forecast. there are still nine flood warnings in place across cumbria are people being urged to keep vigilant and keep an eye on the forecast to be mindful of floodwater if they live needed. we know that a0 properties, unfortunately, flooded yesterday. those people will be trying to dry out their properties today. hopefully nobody else will
aruna iyengar has this report. scotland was lashed with torrential rain, with multiple flood and danger to life warnings across the country. here in dumfries and galloway, the river annan burst its banks. two footbridges were swept away including this, the cuthbertson memorial bridge. in the whitesands area of dumfries, police warned people to stay away from the area after the river nith burst its banks. emergency services worked together, rescuing four people from flooded homes. in hawick in the scottish borders, the river teviot reached a peak of 2.9 metres before water started to recede. residents had been evacuated from homes, but there s some relief they ve now been told it s safe to go home. schools in the peebles area were closed as the river tweed burst its banks. this, a river bank view in cumbria a month s worth of rain fell on wednesday and into thursday. here in cockermouth, flood defences have been a lifeline,