:00:00. > :00:00.Afternoon - Ricky here live on CBBC with your Sunday Newsround.
:00:07. > :00:26.Storm Desmond has caused major problems for people in northern
:00:27. > :00:34.Around 55,000 homes in Lancaster, Morecambe and
:00:35. > :00:37.the surrounding areas are without power and many people have been
:00:38. > :00:41.forced to leave their homes as river levels reached dangerous heights.
:00:42. > :00:49.Right now there are more than 50 flood warnings in place.
:00:50. > :00:52.In some parts of the country, a month's worth of rain fell
:00:53. > :00:57.Flooding has forced thousands of people from their homes
:00:58. > :01:04.Strong winds has also made it dangerous for drivers, too.
:01:05. > :01:07.Police in Cumbria declared a major incident as the River Kent
:01:08. > :01:13.In Keswick, the British Red Cross set up special
:01:14. > :01:17.centres for people looking for somewhere to stay for the night.
:01:18. > :01:24.And fire crews used small boats to rescue people as water levels rose.
:01:25. > :01:27.It's not the first time people here have been affected by flooding.
:01:28. > :01:32.Five years ago, heavy rain caused even more damage.
:01:33. > :01:36.Flooding and landslides also brought disruption to Scotland, especially
:01:37. > :01:42.Already this morning, the clean-up operation has swung into action.
:01:43. > :01:47.The weather is expected to be drier this afternoon but people are still
:01:48. > :01:55.The BBC's Fiona Trott is in one of the worst hit areas in Keswick in
:01:56. > :02:08.She sent us this. Just take a look at this, this is what happens when
:02:09. > :02:13.the's worth of rainfall falls and 24 hours. You can see how fast the
:02:14. > :02:17.river is flowing in Keswick. When you look at those branches too that
:02:18. > :02:23.have been left behind, there's even a window stuck in a window stuck in
:02:24. > :02:28.all this this morning has brought a lot of people out and about. Out on
:02:29. > :02:33.that bridge, taking photographs, taken Celebes, they haven't seen
:02:34. > :02:36.anything like it, but the rain has stopped. People here are hoping that
:02:37. > :02:41.it is better weather continues, they can get back to their homes today
:02:42. > :02:45.those they had to evacuate them last night. And they want to get back and
:02:46. > :02:48.have a look at the damage that been caused.
:02:49. > :02:51.Major snow storms have hit parts of northern China.
:02:52. > :02:57.Reaching up to one and a half metres in some places,
:02:58. > :02:59.the snow is causing big problems for farmers and their animals.
:03:00. > :03:03.More than 100 snow ploughs are out trying to clear roads to villages.
:03:04. > :03:07.Now to some zookeepers in the UK who are trying to do their
:03:08. > :03:10.bit to support the dwindling numbers of rhinos who are under threat.
:03:11. > :03:21.Rhinos across the world are under an increasing threat of extinction
:03:22. > :03:24.because of poaching, the places where they live being destroyed. The
:03:25. > :03:30.keepers at Edinburgh zoo are trying to do something about it. This
:03:31. > :03:33.rhinoceros was one of two male rhinos at Edinburgh zoo but was was
:03:34. > :03:36.one of two male rhinos at Edinburgh zoo but wasn't in the mood to Turkey
:03:37. > :03:40.where he had been paired with a female in the hope they will breed.
:03:41. > :03:50.He is at an age where he should be breeding. It is part of ongoing
:03:51. > :03:57.international attempts to save rhinos from extinction. Banksy
:03:58. > :04:04.efforts like this, the number of rhinos has increased -- thanks to.
:04:05. > :04:08.I've got a special bond with the rhinoceros so it is hard to say
:04:09. > :04:13.goodbye, but we know it is time him to go and he will be well looked
:04:14. > :04:19.after. I'm happy that he is going to meet a female. However, more work
:04:20. > :04:21.still needs to be done to ensure these guys are around for much
:04:22. > :04:23.longer. Christmas lights have been switched
:04:24. > :04:26.on in Manger Square in Bethlehem. Thousands of people came
:04:27. > :04:32.out to watch the event. With the Christmas tree being
:04:33. > :04:35.the main attraction, it has been decorated with 45,000
:04:36. > :04:41.lights and 6,500 baubles. At least 60 people have taken part
:04:42. > :04:45.in this Christmas pudding race in They had to tackle an assault course
:04:46. > :04:50.and even limbo while balancing Organisers think they raised
:04:51. > :04:59.around ?60,000 for charity. This week it's all
:05:00. > :05:21.about your Christmas traditions. Hi, I come from Essex and I am nine
:05:22. > :05:26.years old. Me and my mum's tradition is that for the first week of
:05:27. > :05:28.December we watch Christmas movie every day leading up to Christmas.
:05:29. > :05:35.Buy, Newsround. Brilliant stuff. So, this week it's been traditions -
:05:36. > :05:38.next week we want Who hides in the bakery
:05:39. > :05:41.at Christmas? If you can beat that, head to
:05:42. > :05:48.the Newsround website to send us That's all from me,
:05:49. > :05:53.Newsround's back tomorrow morning