Two people have died as high winds and huge waves as widespread flooding batter Britain communities.
A cruise ship passenger died after 80mph winds whipped up freak waves in the English Channel and a woman was killed when part of a building collapsed on to a car in central London.
More than 140,000 homes are without power and severe weather warnings are in place.
Over 30 people had to be rescued by emergency services and the army from a seafront restaurant in Milford on Sea, Hampshire after wind-blown shingle shattered windows and the sea flooded it.
There is major disruption across Britain’s road and rail networks, with hundreds of trees uprooted across roads and rail tracks. Many train services have been cancelled.
The Environment Agency and emergency services continue to battle with the latest instalment of the worst winter storms in living memory.
Energy Networks Association spokesman Tim Field said there had been “some really quite significant damage overnight”, but he added that power had also been restored to 310,000 homes during the night.