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Cameron Chairs Emergency Meeting on Floods in North-West UK

© REUTERS / Phil NobleEmergency services navigate a flooded street in York, northern England, December 27, 2015
Emergency services navigate a flooded street in York, northern England, December 27, 2015 - Sputnik International
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron said that more troops are being deployed to help people affected by large-scale floods in North West England.

Members of the RSPCA help a woman retrieve possessions from her flooded property in Carlisle, north west England on December 7, 2015 - Sputnik International
Homes Evacuated in Western Britain Amid Severe Flood Warnings
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — UK Prime Minister David Cameron chaired on Sunday the government's civil emergency committee, COBRA, meeting to discuss the situation in North West England amid large-scale floods in the region.

"I've just chaired a COBRA meeting on the unprecedented flooding. Huge thanks to the emergency services and military for doing so much," Cameron said on Twitter.

​The prime minister also expressed sympathy for those affected by the flood during the Christmas holidays.

​"More troops are being deployed as part of a plan to do whatever is needed," Cameron added.

​Earlier this month, Storm Desmond brought record amounts of rain to UK's Cumbria, bringing several bouts of floods to the region.

British army soldiers place sandbags at the entrance to a flooded house at Chertsey, England, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 - Sputnik International
UK Deploys Army to Rescue People in North Western County Hit by Floods
Hundreds of families were evacuated across northern Britain and parts of Scotland on December 5 and 6. Torrential rain and strong winds have caused widespread flooding and power cuts to tens of thousands of homes and one man reportedly died in the natural disaster.

According to the BBC news portal, northern England is now expecting Storm Eva to hit after it affected over 2,000 homes in Ireland.

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