:00:11. > :00:13.Afternoon, I'm Ayshah, with Newsround this Tuesday.
:00:14. > :00:17.First, to the thousands of children affected by the floods in Cumbria.
:00:18. > :00:20.Hundreds are still off school after their classrooms and homes
:00:21. > :00:25.And many kids in Lancashire don't have any electricity,
:00:26. > :00:29.But the power's been put back on in around 10,000 houses.
:00:30. > :00:32.Dozens of children who've been affected by the flooding in the
:00:33. > :00:35.North West of England had to leave all their clothes and toys behind at
:00:36. > :00:40.home and move to temporary shelters until the water disappears.
:00:41. > :00:43.Other families have been clearing out their damaged homes, throwing
:00:44. > :00:46.away carpets and sofas that have been ruined by the smelly water.
:00:47. > :00:48.These kids have been getting food, clothes and towels
:00:49. > :01:05.from volunteers at a special community centre in Cumbria.
:01:06. > :01:14.What went over the radiators, it has been making the captures float. And
:01:15. > :01:17.we have had all of the table floating and it is all around, just
:01:18. > :01:25.devastating. It is just really satisfying that
:01:26. > :01:30.people are actually helping. And the community, it is just really great.
:01:31. > :01:34.I have been trying to help my brother because he has been flooded
:01:35. > :01:39.out. And he had to get relief so we were able to help him.
:01:40. > :01:41.It's not just people who've had to be rescued.
:01:42. > :01:44.This dog was carried to safety from deep flood water in Corbridge,
:01:45. > :01:47.And this donkey was lucky to be rescued from thick mud in Kerry,
:01:48. > :01:51.Volunteers used a small boat and a life belt to drag him to safety.
:01:52. > :01:55.Go to the website to tell us if your home or your school's been
:01:56. > :01:58.11-year-old Angus has already been in touch to say everything's been
:01:59. > :02:06.shut down where he lives in Kendal, in Cumbria.
:02:07. > :02:09.He says they're slowly draining the water out of the houses.
:02:10. > :02:13.Let us know if you've had to move out or stay with friends or family
:02:14. > :02:18.Next, what's on your Christmas list this year?
:02:19. > :02:22.Well, one boy wanted a lizard and, as Martin found out,
:02:23. > :02:24.he got more than he bargained for in his broccoli.
:02:25. > :02:27.Animal lover Charlie isn't short of pets.
:02:28. > :02:30.Max the dog, Snowy the rabbit, turtles Dippy and Dipper, Dougie
:02:31. > :02:41.But last year, all Charlie really wanted for Christmas was a lizard.
:02:42. > :02:50.I said - no chance, we have that many animals in this
:02:51. > :02:55.I got the veg out and I thought I would do it on Christmas Eve,
:02:56. > :02:59.chopping my veg up at the sink and as I was chopping it up
:03:00. > :03:01.and putting it into the saucepan, there was a lizard.
:03:02. > :03:04.My husband was sat there, so I shouted "Greg, there's
:03:05. > :03:10.His name is Brock because my mum found him in broccoli.
:03:11. > :03:16.She ran into the kitchen with a sandwich box,
:03:17. > :03:20.so when I went to see what it was, to my surprise, it was a gecko.
:03:21. > :03:23.The RSPCA had said they couldn't pick it up on Christmas Day,
:03:24. > :03:26.but when I heard them say they couldn't pick it up, I thought they
:03:27. > :03:31.They said that if we got the right stuff and the right crickets,
:03:32. > :03:37.Geckos are not found in cold climates like here in the UK.
:03:38. > :03:39.As reptiles, they can't produce their own body
:03:40. > :03:47.heat, so they prefer to live in warm countries like Spain for example.
:03:48. > :03:50.It's very important to do the research when it comes to reptiles.
:03:51. > :03:59.You've got to think of the type of climate they come from.
:04:00. > :04:03.You've also got to think of their food source.
:04:04. > :04:06.Some geckos eat fruit-based things, some are insect eaters, so you need
:04:07. > :04:12.Well, Charlie, Brock looks as if he's doing well.
:04:13. > :04:15.You definitely got your Christmas wish last year.
:04:16. > :04:20.Well, Martin, I'm looking for something a bit bigger this year.
:04:21. > :04:21.MUM: Charlie!
:04:22. > :04:34.I could not imagine an elephant in my home.
:04:35. > :04:37.Researchers in Australia say it's the best preserved dinosaur fossil
:04:38. > :04:41.It's an entirely new dinosaur species, with armour like plating on
:04:42. > :04:45.It has a parrot-like beak, bones in its thick skin, and
:04:46. > :04:50.That's all from Team Newsround today.
:04:51. > :04:58.Ricky's back in the morning, so don't miss it.