Thousands of people have been left without power and scores evacuated from their homes after heavy rain battered Britain for a second day.
Up to 60mm (5ins) of rain fell in some areas as winds gusted up to 70mph, leaving vast swathes of the country under water.
People trying to escape the rising waters were forced to abandon their cars and the AA reported that 900 incidents were being reported every hour.
Around 2,000 homes in the South West and 500 in Wales were without power, as Western Power said it was looking to restore electricity.
There is more bad weather to come with forecasters predicting storms over the weekend, although Friday will bring a brief respite with calm and sunny weather.
Sky News weather producer Joanna Robinson said: "The threat of flooding looks to remain into the weekend, with potentially stormy conditions across England, Wales and Ireland on Saturday night.
"The threat of yet more heavy rain falling on already saturated ground is not good news and will only increase the risk of flooding."
The South West, Midlands and west of England again bore the brunt of the bad weather.
Commuters were faced with widespread delays and some cancellations, including at London Paddington where some trains to south west stations were scrapped. Minor delays were reported on cross-Channel ferry journeys from the Port of Dover in Kent.
The Environment Agency has scores of flood warnings - where flooding is expected - in place, most of them in the South West and the Midlands, and nearly 200 less serious flood alerts have also been issued.
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