A man walks down Cockermouth High Street, where flood water has receded after torrential rain caused rivers to burst their banks, Cockermouth, Cumbria, England, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)
- A man walks down Cockermouth High Street, where flood water has receded after torrential rain caused rivers to burst their banks, Cockermouth, Cumbria, England, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a police officer and trapping dozens in their swamped homes. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)
- Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks to media in Cockermouth, Cumbria, northern England where he inspected flood-hit areas and visited residents, Saturday Nov. 21, 2009. Brown pledged an extra 1 million pounds (US$1.65 million) of Government money to help flood-hit communities in Cumbria. Raging floods engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District on Friday following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain, killing a polic
- A man is rescued in the High Street, Cockermouth, England, after torrential rain caused rivers to burst their banks there on Friday Nov. 20, 2009. Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more as floods on Friday swamped northern England's picturesque Lake District. (AP Photo / Owen Humphreys, pa)
- Local childeren look on at a rescue service worker as he navigates the flood waters, in the streets of Cockermouth England, Friday Nov. 20, 2009 as they work to rescue stranded residents from their homes, after heavy rains caused local flooding in the picturesque village. The Royal Air Force and Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RLNI) rescue services have joined efforts to help around 200 people who are stranded by rising floodwater in the northern England tourist town. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
- A man in rain gear walks into a church in Cockermouth village, England, after heavy rains caused local flooding in the picturesque village, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Military helicopters have winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats have rescued scores more as floods swamped northern England's picturesque Lake District. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
- Residents carry belongings from their homes which have been devastated by flood water, on a street of Cockermouth village, England, after heavy rains caused local flooding in the picturesque village, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Military helicopters have winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats have rescued scores more as floods swamped northern England's picturesque Lake District. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
- Engineers survey the scene after a bridge over the River Derwent collapsed suddenly after heavy rainfall and flooding in Workington, England. Friday Nov. 20, 2009. Military helicopters have winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats have rescued scores more as floods swamped northern England's picturesque Lake District. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)
- Engineers survey the scene after a bridge over the River Derwent collapsed suddenly after heavy rainfall and flooding in Workington, England. Friday Nov. 20, 2009. Military helicopters have winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats have rescued scores more as floods swamped northern England's picturesque Lake District. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)
- A gaggle of geese are seen in the flood waters, on the main street of Cockermouth, England Friday Nov. 20, 2009 after heavy rains caused local flooding in the picturesque village. The Royal Air Force and Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RLNI) rescue services have joined efforts to help around 200 people who are stranded by rising floodwater in the northern England tourist town. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
- An aerial view of the destroyed Northside bridge, in Workington England Friday Nov. 20, 2009 as floods submerge large parts of Cumbria. Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable boats rescued scores more as floods on Friday swamped northern England's picturesque Lake District. (AP Photo/ Peter Byrne/PA)
- Members of the rescue services navigate the flood waters, in the streets of Cockermouth village, England, as they work to rescue stranded residents from their homes, after heavy rains caused local flooding in the picturesque village, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Royal Air Force and Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RLNI) rescue services have joined efforts to help around 200 people who are stranded by rising floodwater in the northern England tourist town. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
- A team of rescue services workers search for people or pets in the flooded streets of Cockermouth, England, Friday Nov. 20, 2009, as they work to rescue stranded residents from their homes, following heavy rains in the village. The Royal Air Force and Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RLNI) rescue services have joined efforts to help around 200 people who are stranded by rising floodwater in the northern England tourist town. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
- A rescue service worker is seen carrying an elderly lady after she was rescued from a house in the flooded streets of Cockermouth village, England, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Royal Air Force and Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RLNI) rescue services have joined efforts to rescue stranded residents from their homes, after heavy rains caused local flooding in the picturesque north England village. Around 200 people was stranded by rising floodwater in the northern England tourist town. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
- Resisdents of the village of Cockermouth, England, are seen being rescued from their homes by members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), who were mobilized to help the residents after heavy rain caused local flooding in the picturesque village, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Royal Air Force and RLNI rescue services have joined efforts to rescue around 200 people who are stranded by rising floodwater in the northern England tourist town. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
- Rescue services navigate the flood waters, in the streets of Cockermouth village, England, as they work to rescue stranded residents from their homes, after heavy rains caused local flooding in the picturesque village, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Royal Air Force and Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RLNI) rescue services have joined efforts to help around 200 people who are stranded by rising floodwater in the northern England tourist town. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
- Resisdents of the village of Cockermouth, England, are seen being rescued from their homes by members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), who were mobilized to help the residents after heavy rain caused local flooding in the picturesque village, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Royal Air Force and RLNI rescue services have joined efforts to rescue around 200 people who are stranded by rising floodwater in the northern England tourist town. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
- A row of houses are seen engulfed by floodwaters after a heavy rain caused localised flooding in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England, Friday, Nov 20,2009. Resisdents of the village of Cockermouth, England, are being rescued from their homes by members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), who were mobilized to help the residents after heavy rain caused local flooding in the picturesque village, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Royal Air Force a
- Resisdents of the village of Cockermouth, England, are seen being rescued from their homes by members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), who were mobilized to help the residents after heavy rain caused local flooding in the picturesque village, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The Royal Air Force and RLNI rescue services have joined efforts to rescue around 200 people who are stranded by rising floodwater in the northern England tourist town. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
- Queen Elizabeth II holds onto her hat at an event that saw wind and rain. (AP Photo)
- Two people stand outside a building, it's doors sandbagged against the water on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, as the road outside in Keswick, northern England become flooded after the River Greta burst its banks, because of heavy rain in the area over the last few days. Forecasters warn that the downpours are set to continue in northern England, north-west Wales and western Scotland. (AP Photo/PA, Peter Byrne)
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