Flood-hit Cumbria in Christmas rain alert Published duration 24 December 2015

image copyright Getty Images image caption Parts of Cumbria have been flooded three times in less than a month

Flood-hit areas are braced for further problems with more heavy rain forecast for Christmas night and Boxing Day.

The Met Office issued an amber warning for Cumbria with up to 120mm (4.7in) of rain predicted in some areas.

Alerts have been put in place from north Wales to southern Scotland, with north west England worst affected.

The government's emergency committee Cobra is due to meet on Christmas Day to co-ordinate a response to problems and army personnel are on standby.

Cumbria is still recovering after some areas were hit by flooding three times in less than a month.

Environment minister Rory Stewart, also MP for Penrith, said there were also Environment Agency teams ready to respond.

"We've got the army now... on four hour standby. We've got sandbags out. We've got the full EA staff deployed -- 85% of the Environment Agency assets are now here in Cumbria," he said.

"We've got [the] Cobra meeting at 12 o'clock on Christmas Day. So, this is a very, very big response."

Hundreds of properties were affected when Storm Desmond brought a record amount of rainfall during the weekend of 5 and 6 December.

media caption Cumbria weather update

lan Goodman, from the Met Office in the north west, said the forecast for overnight into Boxing Day was becoming increasingly specific as time passed.

He said: "The emphasis if anything is shifting towards the south-eastern end of Cumbria.

"But, there's still potential for some quite significant rainfall that would result in renewed flooding."

image copyright Environment Agency image caption The Environment Agency has deployed high powered pumps

Meanwhile, the Environment Agency said it had deployed additional high-powered pumps at the pumping station in Ulpha to deal with current or future flooding problems.

Sand bags have been handed out to properties at risk, and Environment Agency staff and forces personnel are on standby in case of emergency.

People can access information from council websites and the Environment Agency Floodline

The agency is also operating a phone line - 0345 988 1188 - which will be staffed rather than offering recorded information.

Live flood warnings from the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.

Note: the Scottish Environment Protection Agency display their flood alert data differently to the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales. While the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales highlights individual rivers only, in Scotland the entire region is coloured to indicate the level of alert. This map and flood alert data are supplied to the BBC by third parties. The BBC is not responsible for its accuracy and you use it at your own risk. View the flood map by tapping on the image below

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