UK Flood: After Flood Water Recede Then And Now Photos

A playground has turned into a water park in Wraysbury – but no children will play here. Parts of Surrey and Berkshire have seen a sharp drop in water levels as fierce storms release their grip on the UK. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

For many communities in the south and west of England the worst of the flooding is over.

After two months of non-stop rain, the flood water has begun to recede.

Villages and towns are re-emerging in areas where only travel by boat had been possible.

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Kenneth Keeble stands in his garden surrounded by flood water on February 11 (bottom). The water has receded and his plants and flowers can now been seen at his home in Wraysbury on February 19. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

A car is marooned in flood water in Datchet, February 12 (bottom). Now that the flood water has cleared, the road, greenery and railings can be seen (top). (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

The road sign ‘Riverside’ takes on a new meaning in Wraysbury. Residents were forced to canoe down the road, which flooded when the River Thames burst its banks. Just a small puddle remains on the road a few days later (top) – the only sign of the havoc the storm caused a week before. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Nice view: Flood water reached the top of park benches in Datchet when the River Thames burst its banks. The water has not completely disappeared. In some areas of the country, especially Somerset, the flood water still remains. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

A Fire and Rescue crew help evacuate residents (bottom) but now the clear-up begins. The fence in the driveway has buckled under the strength of the water and bricks from the wall lie strewn on the street. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

A police officer wades through the flood as he prepares to evacuate a woman and her dog in Egham, Surrey (bottom) in picture taken on February 11. The water has begun to retreat in the town but a considerable amount still lingers. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)