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Gatesgill !Hesket £ " £ " Storm Desmond brought heavy rain and strong winds to Scotland and northern England. In ! £ Cumbria, a county in North West England, people were evacuated after significant river and " £ " ! Ainstable surface flooding, and a major incident has been declared. The severe weather situation is £ l £ £ il "£ G " causing disruption to transport, with a number of road closures and train services cancelled. Red Dial £ ! on " " " ht " " ug The present map shows the flood delineation in the area of Carlisle (United Kingdom). The o £ R thematic layer has been derived from post-event satellite image using a semi-automatic " approach. The estimated geometric accuracy is 20 m CE90 or better, from native positional ! £ accuracy of the background satellite image. Rosley ! £ " £ " £ High Relevant date records N N £ " " " 05/12/2015 07/12/2015 £ Event Situation as of 0 0 " Hesket £ 3 ! ' 3 ! 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