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Dramatic moment residents in flooded village form a HUMAN CHAIN to rescue people trapped in the local shop as burst river swamped community - and now there's SNOW on the way
Glenridding's 500 residents are used to a sleepy, laid-back existence, but the community was again forced to take drastic action last night after being hit by a second wave of destruction when a nearby river burst its banks. It sent raging torrents filled with trees, rocks and other debris racing through the village - the sheer speed of which caught some people unawares. Mark Hook, 57, who himself was rescued on Saturday from the guest house he owns in the village, told MailOnline how residents immediately sprang into action. He said: 'There were people [trapped] in the mini mart so locals got together with the emergency services to help them out. At one point there was a human chain (left) - it was quite dramatic. They wouldn't have got out of there without help.' Diggers were used to try and stem the tide of flood water this morning (bottom right), while damaged possessions were seen strewn across the village (top right).
