Insurers estimate that claims for damage during the past few days of flooding in Cumbria and southern Scotland have reached £50m to £100m.
Floodwaters surround homes near Workington in Cumbria after heavy rain hit north-west England. The floods caused widespread travel chaos with the army called out to help rescue stranded residents in some of the worst-hit regions.
The remains of Northside bridge in Workington. Six bridges were reported to have collapsed and all 1,800 bridges in Cumbria were being inspected.
The River Cocker rages past homes in the centre of Cockermouth. At least 1,500 homes have been hit by the floods, which have killed at least one person.
An abandoned car in a flooded street in Cockermouth. Insurers estimate that claims for damage caused by the floods in Cumbria and southern Scotland have reached £50m to £100m
Geese walk down the High Street in Cockermouth, Cumbria after the flood waters recede.
A street damaged by debris in the wake of the flood.
Residents remove water damaged furniture from a house in Cockermouth. The floods left 5,000 households without power. But defences under construction in Carlisle successfully held the water back from 2,500 properties at risk, according to the Environment Agency.
A bicycle tangled in debris in the aftermath of the flood.
A shop front in Cockermouth damaged by flood waters.
