Pictured: Soldiers collapsed with exhaustion after working to help swamped residents in flood hit communities – as PM puts another 1,000 troops on standby with more rain on the way

With their heads in their hands, these extraordinary pictures show the exhausted troops who have been working tirelessly across the north of England to help evacuate those stranded in flood-hit communities.

The troops, from the 2nd Battalion Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, have been working around-the-clock to help rescue residents from their flooded homes and hand out sandbags as the latest wave of flooding devastated towns and villages across Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria.

After working non-stop since the floods began…

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Pictured: Soldiers collapsed with exhaustion after working to help swamped residents in flood hit communities – as PM puts another 1,000 troops on standby with more rain on the way