People in Cumbria and Scotland still snowed in as the rest of the country thaws out
People in one of England’s highest villages, Nenthead, have mountainous tasks digging out their homes
Sun Reporter
FAMILIES in Cumbria are still snowed in as the rest of the country thaws out.
People living in one of England’s highest villages, Nenthead, woke up to find huge snow drifts had fallen overnight across the North Pennines. They now have mountainous tasks digging out their homes.
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Jonas Ershov clears the snow outside his house in Nenthead, Cumbria after being snowed in since last WednesdayCredit: PA:Press Association
A team of council workers used snow blowers, ploughs and tractors to reach those mostly affected near Alston on Tuesday.
A spokesperson for the MET office confirmed that it had snowed overnight but that the snow was slowly melting.
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The Met office weather forecast for the next three days
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Jonas Ershov, along with other Cumbrian residents, is still fighting through huge snow driftsCredit: PA:Press Association
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A snow blower in Nenthead, Cumbria clears the roadsCredit: PA:Press Association
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Council workers used snow blowers, ploughs and tractors to reach those mostly in Cumbria on TuesdayCredit: PA:Press Association
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Families in Cumbria still have to negotiate the treacherous slush as the rest of the country is thawing outCredit: PA:Press Association
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A giant snowman resembling Star Wars character Jabba the Hutt now greets locals at St Johns Chapple in Weardale in County DurhamCredit: PA:Press Association
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Dogwalkers determined not be disrupted by the heavy snowfall in Dunipace, ScotlandCredit: PA:Press Association
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Lambs enjoy the slow thaw in fields in the Bowmont Valley near the Anglo Scottish BorderCredit: Alamy Live News
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Sheep huddle together in rural Carron Valley near Stirling in ScotlandCredit: PA:Press Association
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A cock pheasant struts though a snow covered field in the Bowmont Valley near the Anglo Scottish BorderCredit: Alamy Live News
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A resident leaving tracks in the snow in rural Carron Valley near Stirling, ScotlandCredit: PA:Press Association
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Hilary Morton watches over a digger clearing deep snow in rural Carron Valley near Stirling, ScotlandCredit: PA:Press Association
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A farmer struggles in deep snow in rural Carron Valley near Stirling, ScotlandCredit: PA:Press Association
