Insurers could have to pay out up to 345 million euros in claims, after Storm Desmond left swathes of northern England and Scotland under water. <br /><br /> More than a month’s rain has fallen over 24 hours in some areas, with the counties of Cumbria and Lancashire badly affected. <br /><br /> At least two people have died, hundreds have been forced out of their homes and power has been cut – affecting tens of thousands. <br /><br /> British Prime Minister has chaired an emergency government meeting to coordinate the emergency response. <br /><br /> He also visited the town of Kendal, one of the towns worst hit by flooding in the north of England. <br /><br /> Cameron met rescue workers and soldiers, and was shown the damage caused by flooding to a woman’s house. <br /><br /> “The people who have got to move out of their homes, we need to get their insurance claims done quickly, find them alternative accommodation,” the prime minister said.<br /><br /> “Emergency services have been brilliant, but that’s no consolation to people who, you know, face a ve
