Tuesday, December 8, 2015. The storm Desmond that struck during the weekend, the UK, wreaked havoc by leaving two people dead and 60,000 homes without electricity in the northwest of England; where Prime Minister David Cameron will travel Monday.
Result of the storm Desmond, thousands of British were evacuated as a preventive measure. This natural phenomenon till now claimed the lives of two people according to the report given by the authorities.
The affected areas and especially the county of Cumbria, will be visited by Cameron on a tour of sites affected by the overflow of the defenses against the water, and by the recurrence of the floods in the country.
This Monday after a call to the police in which it was reported that a man would have fallen into the water, relevant search efforts were made and they found a body in the river of this county. The second victim is a man of 90 years old, who died on Saturday near a metro station in north London, caused by a burst of wind that pushed the nonagenarian at the feet of a bus.
Cameron reported through his Twitter account: “I just presiding over a COBRA meeting about the floods“, referring to the name of the governmental committee for emergency. Also he added “there will be more announcements this morning, and then I will be visiting the worst affected areas.”
In Carlisle, one of the most disturbed cities, were deployed at least 350 soldiers of the second battalion of the Duke of Lancaster, to help in the tasks of rescues of people afflicted. The company “Electricity North West”, reported that 60,000 homes were left without power, mainly in the region of Lancaster; and he said that the interruption of electrical service could last for several days.
It is important to note, that the communications were hurt since Saturday and according to authorities of rescue that are in the area, this situation was increased when three bridges were dragged by the water.
So far, they aren’t ruled out other possible flooding, hypothesis that gained strength by the statements issued this Sunday night by Elizabeth Truss, Secretary of State for Environment: “there is the risk of further floods in some regions and the environment agency asks the people of the north of England to be ready today and tomorrow“.
The weather service forecast is not encouraging, as they announced more rains in the north west of England and in the south west of Scotland; which resulted in the suspension of many football and rugby matches.
The call to the population is to take the necessary precautions to avoid further damage from the storm Desmond, keep calm and above all follow the recommendations of the experts. Soldiers remain in the affected areas helping on any eventuality which can occur product of this deluge.
ALFA