Britain hit by severe flooding over the weekend as residents began sweeping out homes and businesses in the wake of Storm Desmond. The storm left tens of thousands without power, disrupted water supplies and forced the closure of a number of schools.
The storm left tens of thousands without power, disrupted water supplies and forced the closure of a number of schools.
One death was reported in London after an elderly man was blown into the path of a bus, police said on Saturday.
A body was also found in a search of the River Kent, police said, after reports that an elderly man had fallen into the water.
More than 350 military personnel were deployed in Carlisle, one of the worst-affected cities, with lifeboats and a military helicopter used to evacuate people to reception centres in places where the water reached waist height.
More than 5,200 properties have been affected by the weekend flooding, according to an official from the Environment Agency. The flood-hit area includes the towns of Carlisle, Keswick and Lancaster, and the Lake District National Park, which attracts millions of tourists.
The same deluge battered southern Norway, causing floods, damaging property and closing roads. Iris Straume from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute said it was "the worst storm in 150 years."