The Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s Flood Rescue Team has rescued dozens of people from flooded homes in Cockermouth over night.
Beaumaris Lifeboat Crew members joined forty volunteer RNLI crew and staff from across the North of England and North Wales for the mammoth flood rescue operation. The rescue trems were still operating in the town centres this morning, where flood water was streaming through the streets at speeds of up to 25 knots.
Simon Bunting, crew of the Beaumaris Lifeboat, and Flood Rescue Team member currently working in Cumbria, had this to say:
"Driving boats up high streets is a bit out of the norm but we are all trained for swift water rescue. We are all volunteers but the training we receive from the charity prepares us for just this situation.
"It's been interesting to see the amount of water and the speed of water. We saw caravans floating down roads on our way here and the devastation to people's houses is unbelievable.
"The D Class boat is a fantastic bit of kit. Nothing under 40 horse power could go out this morning so we were a valuable asset working alongside other search and rescue organisations. And it's been great to see all the search and rescue organisations working together."
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