Roads blocked by trees and flooding as storm hits

Flooding and trees toppled by Storm Boelo are making the roads more dangerous, police have warned, while many households are without power.

Cumbria Police has asked people to plan their journeys safely as trees, debris and surface water are impacting conditions across the county, while Electricity North West said it was working to restore the power to thousands of homes.

An amber weather warning for strong winds is in place until 21:00 GMT, according to the Met Office, with speeds approaching 78mph at St Bees Head earlier.

The force said it was receiving a high volume of calls due to the weather.

The worst impacted areas for power outages include Allerdale, Copeland and South Lakeland.

Parts of Carlisle are also affected.

Maryport Rescue said it was in Workington overnight handing out flood sacks, after the sea overtopped there.

It said it was called to Comma Close by the police, just after midnight because of an imminent risk of flooding.

The police said road conditions might change rapidly, but the A591 between Ambleside and Windermere had multiple fallen trees blocking the way, as did the A593 at Skelwith Bridge.

It also said Calder Bridge to Sellafield Road was flooded and not passable and the A595, between Bigrigg and Whitehaven, had a fallen tree blocking the road.

Police also asked people to avoid the A596 between Siddick and Northside in Workington due to metal roof sheeting blowing off the petrol station at Dunmail Park.

The force pointed people to its website for the latest traffic information.

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