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| Cumbria snow: Power cuts and road closures continue | Cumbria snow: Power cuts and road closures continue |
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| Hundreds of homes in west Cumbria are still without power following heavy snowfall. | Hundreds of homes in west Cumbria are still without power following heavy snowfall. |
| About 280 properties in the Workington area are cut-off, with engineers unable to get to the scene to make repairs. | |
| Heavy winds and snowdrifts hampered efforts to clear blocked routes on Saturday. | Heavy winds and snowdrifts hampered efforts to clear blocked routes on Saturday. |
| Cumbria Police received 1,500 calls for assistance in two days as search and rescue volunteers freed stranded motorists. | Cumbria Police received 1,500 calls for assistance in two days as search and rescue volunteers freed stranded motorists. |
| Officers said conditions had improved overnight but many routes remain closed due to collisions, falling trees and thick snow. | Officers said conditions had improved overnight but many routes remain closed due to collisions, falling trees and thick snow. |
| Drivers are still being advised not to travel in the south and west of the county unless their journey is "absolutely necessary". | |
| A police spokeswoman said 25 people were forced to abandon their cars on Saturday night. The drivers stayed in local hotels or pubs. | |
| Volunteers from groups including Bay Search and Rescue and Cockermouth Mountain Rescue worked to helped stricken drivers with the A595 particularly badly hit. | Volunteers from groups including Bay Search and Rescue and Cockermouth Mountain Rescue worked to helped stricken drivers with the A595 particularly badly hit. |