Thousands Without Electricity in Cumbria, as People Rescued From Snowbound Cars

The Met Office has issued new weather warnings for across the UK. Cumbria Police also urged people not to travel to the county on Sunday unless necessary.

A person walks through snow above the Hole of Horcum at the North York Moors National Park in north-eastern Yorkshire, England, on Dec. 2, 2023. Danny Lawson/PA Wire

More than 2,500 people in Cumbria were without electricity on Sunday morning, as the county’s fire and rescue service said it worked through the night to rescue drivers from cars trapped in deep snow.

Power cuts followed Saturday’s heavy snow in Cumbria, with the Met Office issuing new weather warnings for across the UK on Sunday morning.