Royal Air Force helicopters join UK flood rescue
Britain's Met Office said the area has had a deluge of about 173 millimetres of rain in 24 hours
London: British police say the country's Royal Air Force has joined attempts to rescue 200 people stranded by rising floodwater in a northern England tourist town.
Police in Cockermouth, in England's picturesque Lake District, said that three RAF helicopters were being used to evacuate people caught in the floods.
Witnesses said fallen trees were seen floating down the town's main street and that electricity supplies to 1,145 homes in the area had been lost.
Britain's Met Office said the area has had a deluge of about 173 millimetres of rain in 24 hours.
The Lake District attracts about 15.5 million visitors each year.
Do you know someone who has been affected by the flood? How are they coping with the situation?
