Extreme weather and wrecked homes did not stop displays of community spirit.

Storm Desmond, which dropped a month's worth of rain over 24 hours, had a devastating aftermath.

Emergency workers walk through floodwater on Warwick Road, Carlisle.

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Thousands of families across Cumbria, north Wales, Yorkshire, and Northumbria were forced to leave their homes after heavy rain destroyed properties, power was cut to thousands of homes, and entire communities were cut off.

But this didn't extinguish the spirit of those affected, who found ways to help each other and even to have fun.

Mark Cutter, landlord of the Robert Gillow pub in Lancaster, kept his pub open as a refuge for evacuated people throughout the night.

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