In the hours before floods swept through Cumbria, the heaviest rain ever recorded in Britain fell on a hamlet in the county. Philip Eden unpicks the unique combination of factors which made this happen.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8376031.stm
About 200 people have been rescued by the emergency services from the town of Cockermouth, as floods hit Cumbria. RAF helicopters have airlifted at least 50 to safety, with some forced to break through the roofs of their houses. Dozens more have been rescued by boat.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8366360.stm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1229466/Cumbria-floods-11-people...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1229294/A-months-worth-rain-just...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8370865.stm
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/video/article300101.ece?vxSiteId=62...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8373937.stm
Heavy rain has brought floods to north-western parts of the UK, with Dumfries and Galloway and Cumbria the worst hit.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8366360.stm
Excellent article explaining the difficulties in managing the Mississippi.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mississippi-turning-a-river-with-a-life-of-its-own-1808420.html
The death toll in south-eastern France is expected to rise as rescue workers pick through the debris left by flash floods.
Some 20 people have been killed and at least 12 are still missing after torrential rain hit the mountains above the Cote D'Azur region on Tuesday.
