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)
Water not-quite-fall: Climbers Simon Stokes and Mark Davies admire giant icicles along the frozen Kinder Downfall waterfall high in the Derbyshire Peak District. But the frozen waterfall is expected to be back to naomal by the weekend. (MailOnline)
The weather in United Kingdom is freezing cold on December 13, 2012 with the temperature between 2°c and 4°c.
Waterfalls were frozen with icicles hanging beautifully over the rocks, it is just like in a winter wonderland.
The River Thames froze at Wargrave, Berkshire, and canals iced over in London, Birmingham and Stockport.
Mail Online reported that, yesterday’s freezing fog and ice brought beautiful scenes to the countryside but transport chaos in many cities yesterday as temperatures plummeted to -10°c.
It is may cause a lot of trouble for the people around the area but the scenes are really beautiful.
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Water not-quite-fall: Climbers Simon Stokes and Mark Davies admire giant icicles along the frozen Kinder Downfall waterfall high in the Derbyshire Peak District
A man braces the cold as he walks through Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, which had been coated in frost, transforming it into a carnival of blue, white and wintry colours
What a view! Early morning frost coats a bench at the top of Sutton Bank on the North York Moors, as temperatures plummeted last night
BATH, UNITED KINGDOM – DECEMBER 12: People are seen out for a walk as frost lingers on the trees at Dyrham Park on December 12, 2012 near Bath, England. Forecasters have warned that the UK could experience the coldest day of the year so far today, with temperatures dropping as low as -14C, bringing widespread ice, harsh frosts and freezing fog. Travel disruption is expected with warnings for heavy snow in some parts of the country. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
BATH, UNITED KINGDOM – DECEMBER 12: Frost lingers on the trees at Dyrham Park on December 12, 2012 near Bath, England. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) less
LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 12: The early morning frost clings to a cobweb in Regents Park on December 12, 2012 in London, England . (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
BATH, UNITED KINGDOM – DECEMBER 12: Frost is seen on plants at the Bath Racecourse on December 12, 2012 near Bath, England. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
BATH, UNITED KINGDOM – DECEMBER 12: Frost is seen on plants at the Bath Racecourse on December 12, 2012 near Bath, England. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
BATH, UNITED KINGDOM – DECEMBER 12: A person is seen out walking as frost lingers on the trees at Dyrham Park on December 12, 2012 near Bath, England. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Reuters/Reuters – Holiday caravans lie in floodwater in St Asaph, north Wales, November 28, 2012. Dozens of properties were flooded in St Asaph after the River Elwy burst its banks yesterday. REUTERS/Andrew Winning
Britain starts to clean-up after heavy rains and high winds caused bad flooding in the midlands, west and north of Britain.
At least 3 people were killed in the flood.
The flood is disrupting parts of the road and rail network, and damaging buildings as heavy rain falls on north-east England and north Wales.
Heavy rain caused a landslide in Whitby, North Yorks that damaged some houses and five houses will be demolished within two days.
Five of the houses of the 150-year-old row of terraced houses in Whitby, North Yorkshire, will have to be torn down after their gardens became saturated by rainfall and slipped away last night. Another two at the end of the property also faced demolition but it is thought they will now be allowed to stay. (MailOnline/DailyMail)
One places that was worst-hit by the flood is the small city of St Asaph, North Wales.
Experts warned there could be more downpours in certain areas early next week and 140 flood warnings are still in place across England and Wales.
The South East may be facing further flooding as river levels continued to rise.
The River Thames at Oxford had reached its maximum and downstream towns such as Reading, Berks, and Sunbury in Surrey were on flood alert.
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Waves crash against the sea wall at Sandsend, near Whitby
Flood waters come close to covering houses in St Asaph, Denbighshire
Telegraph reader John Hampson writes: To the left is the River Calder. To the right is the main A-road between Hebden Bridge and Todmorden. In the middle, under water, is the recently built 10-foot high flood defence wall. Send us your weather pictures: mypic@telegraph.co.uk
Picture: John Hampson
This picture taken on November 25, 2012 shows floodwaters at Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire (AFP Photo / Justin Tallis)
A Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) crew make their way through flood waters in St. Asaph, North Wales, Tuesday Nov. 27, 2012, after the town flooded overnight. (AP Photo/PA, Dave Thompson)
A property stands surrounded by floodwater near the the River Severn in Tewkesbury, England, Tuesday Nov. 27, 2012. Thousands of drivers and residents face further chaos today after heavy rain continued to fall across Britain overnight. (AP Photo/PA, Tim Ireland)
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