Waves crash against the railway embankment as a train edges along the coast at Saltcoats in Scotland. (PA)
Parts of United Kingdom and Ireland are now on high alert for severe floods as high tides, heavy rain and strong winds battered the areas.
High tides during bad storm could cause severe flooding.
The South-West, Wales, and Gloucestershire are expected to be the worst hit by this Atlantic storm.
Wales is preparing for the highest tides in 17 years.
More than 400 weather warnings and alerts have been issued in every region of England and Wales.
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Council workers place sand bags on Plymouth’s famous Mayflower Steps in the early hours of morning to prevent flooding. (SWNS)
Waves crash against the railway embankment as a train edges along the coast at Saltcoats in Scotland. (PA)
A road in Amroth, West Wales, has fallen into the sea after being repeatedly hit and eroded by the strong waves. (Rex)
Waves crash against the railway embankment as a train edges along the coast at Saltcoats in Scotland. (PA)
Waves crash against Clevedon seafront, North Somerset. (SWNS)
A sunny day in Gloucestershire but heavy rain over the New Year have caused the River Severn to break it’s banks near Tewkesbury Abbey. (SWNS)
Waves of up to 10m are expected to hit Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Residents of coastal towns have been warned to stay away from visiting the seafront to inspect the waves as it can be dangerous. (SWNS)
Huge waves batter the seafront at Porthcawl in South Wales. The Met Office has also warned of wind and rain in Scotland and Northern Ireland. High tides are expected in Northern Ireland and residents of Belfast have been warned that parts of the city could be evacuated due to flooding. (SWNS)
High seas batter the Cobb at Lyme Regis, Dorset. (SWNS)
Large waves break against the dyke Monday at the port of Boulogne, France.
The death toll from the major Atlantic storm rises to at least eleven across northern Europe on Monday.
Four people were killed in Britain, three in Germany, two in Netherlands, one in France and one in Denmark.
According to Britain’s Met Office national weather centre, winds reached 99 miles (159 kilometres) per hour on the Isle of Wight off the southern English coast.
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Waves crash onto the cliffs surrounding Porthleven, Cornwall, southwest England, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. Forecasters say a severe storm will hit the southern half of Britain later Sunday, bringing heavy rains and gusts of 60 to 80 miles per hour (100 to 130 kilometers per hour, with the potential to cause widespread and severe disruption from falling trees, power cuts and flooding. (AP Photo/PA, Ben Birchall)
A fallen tree blocks a road after overnight storm in Brighton, southern England on October 28, 2013 (AFP Photo/Glyn Kirk)
Engineers look at the damage as a crane working on redevelopment at the Cabinet Office in Whitehall, near to Downing Street in London, was brought down by high winds, Monday, Oct. 28, 2013. A major storm with hurricane-force gusts is lashing southern Britain, parts of France and Netherlands, causing flooding and travel delays with the cancellation of many flights and trains. Weather forecasters say it is one of the worst storms to hit Britain in years. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
A man tries to rescue a tree during a period of strong winds in Duesseldorf, Germany, 28 October 2013. Three people were killed by falling trees in England and the Netherlands 28 October as a powerful storm continued to wend its way up both sides of the Channel, disrupting life in large parts of Britain and continental Europe. (EPA/MARTIN GERTEN)
Theo Harcourt, a 13-year-old student, jumps over a fallen tree as he makes his way to school in Islington, north London October 28, 2013, after strong storm winds and rain battered southern parts of England and Wales early on Monday, forcing flight cancellations, disrupting trains and closing roads and major bridges before the start of rush-hour. Local media dubbed the storm “St. Jude”, after the patron saint of lost causes who is traditionally celebrated on October 28. REUTERS/Olivia Harris
A fallen tree blocks the road after the St. Jude storm in Islington, north London October 28, 2013. Strong storm winds and rain battered southern parts of England and Wales early on Monday, forcing flight cancellations, disrupting trains and closing roads and major bridges before the start of rush-hour. REUTERS/Olivia Harris
Southern England was hit by a major Atlantic storm, which could be its worst in years.
Strong winds blew and heavy rains fell late Sunday.
Two people were killed by falling trees in the severe storm and Sky News reported that a 14-year-old boy, named locally as Dylan Alkins, is feared dead after being swept out to sea on Sunday in Newhaven, East Sussex.
Hurricane-speed winds of up to 100mph swept across the South West, South, South East, the Midlands and the East of England.
Several London Underground and train services were suspended, the port of Dover in Kent temporarily shut after gusts of 65 knots were recorded in the area.
More than 130 flights at Heathrow Airport were cancelled because of the weather.
The Environment Agency said there were 12 flood warnings in place across the South West, the Midlands and the East of England.
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A car splashes through a flooded road near the village of Whitford, in Devon, as southern England woke up to brutal storms. (AFP)
A fallen tree blocks the road outside Strand Station in cenral London. (PA) 11 / 18 Press Association | Photo by PA / PA Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Pinterest ClosePrevious imageNext image
Wet and windy conditions on the A14 made commuting particularly difficult for thousands of motorists. (REX)
A fallen tree delayed this bus on Turnpike Lane, north London. (Ben Hewis/Twitter/PA)
A tree blocks the railway line at Beltring in Kent, as more than 40,000 homes are left without power. (PA)
A fallen tree uprooted in Ealing, West London, falls into a homeowner’s front garden as the St. Jude’s Storm battered Britain. (PA)