06/12/2015 Newsround

Afternoon - Ricky here live on CBBC with your Sunday Newsround.

Storm Desmond has caused major problems for people in northern

Around 55,000 homes in Lancaster, Morecambe and

the surrounding areas are without power and many people have been

forced to leave their homes as river levels reached dangerous heights.

Right now there are more than 50 flood warnings in place.

In some parts of the country, a month's worth of rain fell

Flooding has forced thousands of people from their homes

Strong winds has also made it dangerous for drivers, too.

Police in Cumbria declared a major incident as the River Kent

In Keswick, the British Red Cross set up special

centres for people looking for somewhere to stay for the night.

And fire crews used small boats to rescue people as water levels rose.

It's not the first time people here have been affected by flooding.

Five years ago, heavy rain caused even more damage.

Flooding and landslides also brought disruption to Scotland, especially

Already this morning, the clean-up operation has swung into action.

The weather is expected to be drier this afternoon but people are still

The BBC's Fiona Trott is in one of the worst hit areas in Keswick in

She sent us this. Just take a look at this, this is what happens when

the's worth of rainfall falls and 24 hours. You can see how fast the

river is flowing in Keswick. When you look at those branches too that

have been left behind, there's even a window stuck in a window stuck in

all this this morning has brought a lot of people out and about. Out on

that bridge, taking photographs, taken Celebes, they haven't seen

anything like it, but the rain has stopped. People here are hoping that

it is better weather continues, they can get back to their homes today

those they had to evacuate them last night. And they want to get back and

have a look at the damage that been caused.

Major snow storms have hit parts of northern China.

Reaching up to one and a half metres in some places,

the snow is causing big problems for farmers and their animals.

More than 100 snow ploughs are out trying to clear roads to villages.

Now to some zookeepers in the UK who are trying to do their

bit to support the dwindling numbers of rhinos who are under threat.

Rhinos across the world are under an increasing threat of extinction

because of poaching, the places where they live being destroyed. The

keepers at Edinburgh zoo are trying to do something about it. This

rhinoceros was one of two male rhinos at Edinburgh zoo but was was

one of two male rhinos at Edinburgh zoo but wasn't in the mood to Turkey

where he had been paired with a female in the hope they will breed.

He is at an age where he should be breeding. It is part of ongoing

international attempts to save rhinos from extinction. Banksy

efforts like this, the number of rhinos has increased -- thanks to.

I've got a special bond with the rhinoceros so it is hard to say

goodbye, but we know it is time him to go and he will be well looked

after. I'm happy that he is going to meet a female. However, more work

still needs to be done to ensure these guys are around for much

longer. Christmas lights have been switched

on in Manger Square in Bethlehem. Thousands of people came

out to watch the event. With the Christmas tree being

the main attraction, it has been decorated with 45,000

lights and 6,500 baubles. At least 60 people have taken part

in this Christmas pudding race in They had to tackle an assault course

and even limbo while balancing Organisers think they raised

around ?60,000 for charity. This week it's all

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years old. Me and my mum's tradition is that for the first week of

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