Cumbrian Coastguard specialists, called out to Scotland to help people facing Storm Babet, are on their way home.
The volunteer experts From Whitehaven, Millom, Maryport and Furness were called in the early hours of Thursday as part of the National Flood Team’s response to the storm.
Water rescue technicians from Coastguard rescue teams across Cumbria, Lancashire, Cheshire and north Wales were either deployed or put on standby after flooding caused by Storm Babet in Scotland and parts of England.
Members from Cumbrian teams spent their main efforts of the deployment in and around the communities of Brechin, Angus and Invergowrie, Dundee in eastern Scotland.
Working alongside partner emergency services and local agencies, the teams have undertaken taskings to assist in countless evacuations as well as the searching of abandoned vehicles and properties.
A Whitehaven Coastguard Rescue Team spokesman said: “Sadly there has been loss of life in the UK during the storm and our thoughts are very much with their families and loved ones at this awful time. Also, to the families of properties which have been left devastated by the floodwaters, we are thinking of you all.
“On retuning, the teams will ready the flood response equipment and be ready once again for deployment at a moments notice if needed in the future.”
He added that the flood teams sent to national emergencies were mustered from across a number of teams, meaning its coastal response capabilities were unaffected.
