Britain's army was called in to help put down sandbags and evacuate people from their homes Sunday as Storm Desmond, the fourth named storm of the season, soaked parts of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland over the weekend.
Police in north London were investigating the death of a man who they believe was caught in a gust of wind and blown off a footpath into the side of a moving bus near Finchley Central Station, reports The Guardian. The 90-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
Many rivers burst their banks in the central England county of Cumbria, where the city of Carlisle and hundreds of homes have been submerged. Northants Fire reports that at least 76 people have been rescued by the boat squad in Carlisle.
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