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Road and rail travel is continuing to feel the full force of the flooding with several major highways and numerous train routes delayed or cancelled.
Landslips have added to travellers' problems, while those on the move in Derbyshire have been affected by snow.
Once confined to the south west of England, the wild weather has extended into Wales, parts of the Midlands and much of southern England, East Anglia and the Home Counties.
So bad was the flooding at Maidenhead in Berkshire that First Great Western (FGW) trains advised passengers not to travel between Paddington station in London and Reading. This particular problem was affecting many services out of Paddington to Berkshire, Oxfordshire, the West Country and Wales.
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Workers build flood defences. (credit:Getty Images)
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This entire property is submerged. (credit:Getty Images)
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The waters engulf the village of Moorland. (credit:Getty Images)
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West Yeo Farm and Newhouse Farm. (credit:Getty Images)
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Devastated farmland. (credit:Getty Images)
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Water surrounds flooded propeties in the village of Moorland. (credit:Getty Images)
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Another shot of West Yeo Farm and Newhouse Farm. (credit:Getty Images)
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The village of Moorland. (credit:Getty Images)
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Workers continue to build flood defences around a house. (credit:Getty Images)
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Flood water surrounds the main railway line. (credit:Getty Images)
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The village of Moorland. (credit:Getty Images)
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Another view of Moorland. (credit:Getty Images)
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The village of Muchelney. (credit:Getty Images)
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Another devastated farmhouse. (credit:Getty Images)
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The village of Muchelney. (credit:Getty Images)
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Flood water covers the road to the village of Muchelney. (credit:Getty Images)
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Flood water surrounds a farm on the road to the village of Muchelney. (credit:Getty Images)
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A car is left parked on a flooded road on the Somerset Levels. (credit:Getty Images)
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Flood water surrounds Horsey Farm close to the village of Muchelney. (credit:Getty Images)
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Submerged Somerset farmland. (credit:Getty Images)
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Flood water continues to cover farmland. (credit:Getty Images)
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A postman delivers letters in Bridge near Canterbury, Kent, as river levels continue to rise in the area. Picture date: Monday February 10, 2014. See PA story WEATHER Floods. Photo credit should read: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire (credit:PA)
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Floodwater surrounds an oast house in Littlebourne, Kent, as river levels continue to rise in the area. (credit:PA)
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Labour leader Ed Miliband (right) and Labour's Parliamentary Candidate for Reading West, Victoria Groulef (left), speak with a local resident during a visit to the view recent flooding in Purley on Thames in Berkshire. (credit:PA)
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Labour leader Ed Miliband (right) and Victoria Groulef (centre), Labour's Parliamentary Candidate for Reading West, during a visit to the view recent flooding in Purley on Thames in Berkshire. (credit:PA)
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Residents brave the flood water in Purley on Thames as they walk along a flooded street. (credit:PA)
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Volunteers help residents brave the flood water in Purley on Thames. (credit:PA)
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Volunteers help residents brave the flood water in Purley on Thames. (credit:PA)
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A local volunteer helps ferry local residents of Purley on Thames up a flooded street. (credit:PA)
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A flooded street in Purley on Thames. (credit:PA)
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Ukip leader Nigel Farage looking at the floodwater in Burrowbridge, Somerset. (credit:PA)
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Water is pumped away from the Kenley Water Treatment works in Croydon down Godstone Road towards the Purley Cross underpass in a bid to save local homes and businesses from the threat of flooding. (credit:PA)
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A car in flood water in Cork city. (credit:PA)
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Prime Minister David Cameron with Bridgwater and West Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger (right) during a visit to Goodings Farm in Fordgate, Somerset. (credit:PA)
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The river Avon in Bristol, floods surrounding roads. (credit:PA)
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A woman walks through flood water in Cork city. (credit:PA)
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A car in the floodwater at Burrowbridge, Somerset. (credit:PA)
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A postman delivers letters in Bridge near Canterbury, Kent, as river levels continue to rise in the area. Picture date: Monday February 10, 2014. (credit:PA)
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A warning sign sits in water in a flood storage reservoir near Ashford, Kent, as river levels continue to rise in the area. (credit:PA)
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Residents Ian Peacock and Caroline Hine leave the Little Venice Caravan Park in Yalding, Kent, as flood waters return to the site after recent bad weather. (credit:PA)
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The river Thames in Twickenham, west London floods surrounding roads. (credit:PA)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Flood water continues to cover farmland on the Somerset Levels near Bridgwater on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Flood water continues to cover farmland on the Somerset Levels near Bridgwater on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Flood water surrounds the village of Muchelney on the Somerset Levels near Langport on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Flood water continues to cover farmland close to James Winslade's West Yeo Farm and Newhouse Farm in Moorland on the Somerset Levels near Bridgwater on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: A car is left parked on a flooded road on the Somerset Levels near Langport on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Flood water continues to cover farmland on the Somerset Levels near Bridgwater on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Flood water continues to cover farmland on the Somerset Levels near Bridgwater on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Flood water surrounds Horsey Farm close to the village of Muchelney on the Somerset Levels near Langport on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A car sits in floodwater in the village of Wraysbury, Berkshire, South East England on February 10, 2014. Thousands of homes in southeast England were braced for flooding on Monday after the River Thames burst its banks, as a political row over the handling of devastating winter storms erupted into the open. The Environment Agency issued 14 severe flood warnings -- meaning lives are at risk -- for the Thames in the affluent counties of Surrey and Berkshire to the west of London. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Flood water surrounds Horsey Farm close to the village of Muchelney on the Somerset Levels near Langport on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Flooded propeties are seen as water surrounds the village of Moorland on the Somerset Levels on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Flood water surrounds the village of Muchelney on the Somerset Levels near Langport on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Flood water surrounds a farm on the road to the village of Muchelney on the Somerset Levels near Langport on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Water surrounds flooded propeties in the village of Moorland on the Somerset Levels near Bridgwater on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Flooded propeties are seen as water surrounds the village of Moorland on the Somerset Levels near Bridgwater on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Water surrounds flooded propeties in the village of Moorland on the Somerset Levels near Bridgwater on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A gerneral view shows a property surrounded by floodwater in the village of Wraysbury in Berkshire, South East England, on February 10, 2014. Thousands of homes in southeast England were braced for flooding on Monday after the River Thames burst its banks, as a political row over the handling of devastating winter storms erupted into the open. The Environment Agency issued 14 severe flood warnings -- meaning lives are at risk -- for the Thames in the affluent counties of Surrey and Berkshire to the west of London. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Flooded properties are seen as water surrounds the village of Moorland on the Somerset Levels on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Flooded propeties are seen as water surrounds the village of Moorland on the Somerset Levels on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Flood water continues to cover farmland close to James Winslade's West Yeo Farm and Newhouse Farm in Moorland on the Somerset Levels near Bridgwater on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A cyclist crosses the flooded train tracks in Datchet in Berkshire, South East England, on February 10, 2014. Thousands of homes in southeast England were braced for flooding on Monday after the River Thames burst its banks, as a political row over the handling of devastating winter storms erupted into the open. The Environment Agency issued 14 severe flood warnings -- meaning lives are at risk -- for the Thames in the affluent counties of Surrey and Berkshire to the west of London. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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DATCHET, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Residents pull a boat containing possessions from a house threatened by rising flood water after the river Thames burst it's banks on February 10, 2014 in Datchet, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A man pulls sandbags along on a handcart in Datchet in Berkshire, South East England, on February 10, 2014. Thousands of homes in southeast England were braced for flooding on Monday after the River Thames burst its banks, as a political row over the handling of devastating winter storms erupted into the open. The Environment Agency issued 14 severe flood warnings -- meaning lives are at risk -- for the Thames in the affluent counties of Surrey and Berkshire to the west of London. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A display car at a car dealership sits on a ramp above floodwater in Datchet in Berkshire, South East England, on February 10, 2014. Thousands of homes in southeast England were braced for flooding on Monday after the River Thames burst its banks, as a political row over the handling of devastating winter storms erupted into the open. The Environment Agency issued 14 severe flood warnings -- meaning lives are at risk -- for the Thames in the affluent counties of Surrey and Berkshire to the west of London. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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BRIDGWATER, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 10: Worker's continue to build flood defences around the home of Sam Notaro in the flooded village of Moorland on the Somerset Levels on February 10, 2014 in Somerset, England. Thousands of acres of the Somerset Levels have been under water for weeks, yet flood levels are still rising and worryingly, more rain is forecast for later this week. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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DATCHET, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Beatrix Thurner is evacuated from a flooded house with Ruby, a family pet, after the river Thames burst it's banks on February 10, 2014 in Datchet, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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DATCHET, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Beatrix Thurner is evacuated from a flooded house with Ruby, a family pet, after the river Thames burst it's banks on February 10, 2014 in Datchet, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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DATCHET, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Beatrix Thurner paddles her boat as she removes possessions from a house threatened by rising flood water after the river Thames burst it's banks on February 10, 2014 in Datchet, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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WALTON-ON-THAMES, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: A Fire and Rescue crew help evacuate residents from flood-affected homes adjacent to the river Thames in Walton-on-Thames on February 10, 2014 in London, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London.. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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WALTON-ON-THAMES, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Residents leave their flood-affected home adjacent to the river Thames in Walton-on-Thames on February 10, 2014 in London, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London.. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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ETON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Swan swim in a lane near where the river Thames has burst it's banks on February 10, 2014 in Eton, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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WALTON-ON-THAMES, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Flood waters surround homes adjacent to the river Thames in Walton-on-Thames on February 10, 2014 in London, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London.. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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WALTON-ON-THAMES, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: A Fire and Rescue crew help evacuate residents from flood-affected homes adjacent to the river Thames in Walton-on-Thames on February 10, 2014 in London, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London.. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Resident Clare Mallard carries a bag as she wades through floodwater in the village of Wraysbury in Berkshire, South East England, on February 10, 2014. Thousands of homes in southeast England were braced for flooding on Monday after the River Thames burst its banks, as a political row over the handling of devastating winter storms erupted into the open. The Environment Agency issued 14 severe flood warnings -- meaning lives are at risk -- for the Thames in the affluent counties of Surrey and Berkshire to the west of London. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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ETON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: A swan swims in sight of Windsor Castle where the river Thames has burst it's banks in an area known as The Brocas on February 10, 2014 in Eton, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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WALTON-ON-THAMES, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Flood waters surround homes adjacent to the river Thames in Walton-on-Thames on February 10, 2014 in London, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London.. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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WALTON-ON-THAMES, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: A Fire and Rescue crew help evacuate residents from flood-affected homes adjacent to the river Thames in Walton-on-Thames on February 10, 2014 in London, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London.. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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WALTON-ON-THAMES, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: A Fire and Rescue crew help evacuate residents from flood-affected homes adjacent to the river Thames in Walton-on-Thames on February 10, 2014 in London, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London.. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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ETON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Swans swim in sight of Windsor Castle where the river Thames has burst it's banks in an area known as The Brocas on February 10, 2014 in Eton, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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DATCHET, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: A car lies half submergeged in flood water from the river Thames on February 10, 2014 in Datchet, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A picture shows flood water surrounding a home in the village of Wraysbury in Berkshire, South East England, on February 10, 2014. Thousands of homes in southeast England were braced for flooding on Monday after the River Thames burst its banks, as a political row over the handling of devastating winter storms erupted into the open. The Environment Agency issued 14 severe flood warnings -- meaning lives are at risk -- for the Thames in the affluent counties of Surrey and Berkshire to the west of London. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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ETON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: A swan swims in sight of Windsor Castle where the river Thames has burst it's banks in an area known as The Brocas on February 10, 2014 in Eton, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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WALTON-ON-THAMES, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: A Fire and Rescue crew help evacuate residents from flood-affected homes adjacent to the river Thames in Walton-on-Thames on February 10, 2014 in London, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London.. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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DATCHET, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: A man helps local shop keepers with sandbags as flood water continues to rise after the river Thames burst it's banks on February 10, 2014 in Datchet, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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DATCHET, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Locals wade through flood water after the river Thames burst it's banks on February 10, 2014 in Datchet, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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DATCHET, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: A man brings a family member home on a boat after flood water continues to rise after the river Thames burst it's banks on February 10, 2014 in Datchet, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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DATCHET, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: Locals look at flooded railway lines after river Thames burst it's banks on February 10, 2014 in Datchet, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Cars are abandoned as flood waters receed in New Brighton, north west England, on December 5, 2013 after high winds and flooding hit the north of England and Scotland. A fierce storm battered northern Europe, leaving three people dead or missing, causing mass transport disruption and threatening the biggest tidal surge in decades. (credit:PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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RHYL, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 05: RNLI rescue personnell work through the night searching flooded properties for people not already evacuated as emergency services prepare for the next high tide on December 5, 2013 in Rhyl, United Kingdom. Storms across Britain has resulted in two deaths and the evacuation of thousand of people. High winds and high tides caused by low atmospheric pressure has created flooding in many coastal towns. Emergency services are monitoring coastal defences as the next high tide are due in the early hours of Friday. (credit:Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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A flood warning sign is displayed on a street where flood waters have risen to the front doors of houses, in Great Yarmouth, in the east of England, on December 6, 2013 after a tidal surge hit locations along the east coast of Britain. Parts of Britain were braced for flooding as the North Sea surge, predicted to be the worst for 60 years reached parts of the coast. (credit:JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
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A postman stops and looks at a flooded street in Lowestoft, in the east of England, on December 6, 2013 after a tidal surge hit locations along the east coast of Britain. British authorities evacuated thousands of people from coastal towns in Britain after a huge storm lashing northern Europe unleashed the worst tidal surge in 60 years, officials said. (credit:AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS)
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Firemen walk past a flooded street in Lowestoft, in the east of England, on December 6, 2013 after a tidal surge hit locations along the east coast of Britain. British authorities evacuated thousands of people from coastal towns in Britain after a huge storm lashing northern Europe unleashed the worst tidal surge in 60 years, officials said. (credit:AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS)
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A woman carries a baby seat retreived from a car on a flooded street after flood waters breached the Humber Estuary flood defence wall at South Ferriby in north east England on December 6, 2013. British authorities evacuated thousands of people from coastal towns in Britain after a huge storm lashing northern Europe unleashed the worst tidal surge in 60 years, officials said. (credit:LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP/Getty Images)
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TOVIL, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 25: An abandoned vehicle lies in floodwater on December 25, 2013 in Tovil, United Kingdom. Christmas plans have been badly affected for thousands of people after storms across the UK have resulted in flooding, power cuts and significant problems with transport infrastructure. (credit:Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images)
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YALDING, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 25: Emergency services operate in the flood hit town of Yalding on December 25, 2013 in Yalding, United Kingdom. Christmas plans have been badly affected for thousands of people after storms across the UK have resulted in flooding, power cuts and significant problems with transport infrastructure. (credit:Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images)
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LINGFIELD, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 27: A Landrover makes it's way along a flooded road near Lingfield on December 27, 2013 in England. High winds and flooding are continuing to cause problems in parts of southern England. Some homes are still without power. (credit:Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
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A car passes through a flooded section of road in the village of Hildenborough in south-east England, on December 30, 2013. Gales and rain returned to Britain last week causing fresh disruption to transport and the power network. (credit:BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)
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LEATHERHEAD, ENGLAND - JANUARY 02: Flood water from the River Mole rises after recent heavy rain on January 2, 2014 in Leatherhead, England. Government ministers are holding a COBRA emergency committee meeting today to discuss the United Kingdom's response to recent flooding. (credit:Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
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YALDING, ENGLAND - JANUARY 02: A couple in a canoe pass submerged vehicles in a car park at Teapot Island Leisure Grounds on January 2, 2014 near Yalding, England. Government ministers are holding a COBRA emergency committee meeting today to discuss the United Kingdom's response to recent flooding. (credit:Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
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LANGPORT, ENGLAND - JANUARY 02: A Nissan 4x4 drives though flood water close to the village of Muchelney that has been cut off by flooding on January 2, 2014 near Langport in Somerset, England. Government ministers are holding a COBRA emergency committee meeting today to discuss the United Kingdom's response to recent flooding. (credit:Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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YALDING, ENGLAND - JANUARY 02: Flood water surrounds caravans at the Little Venice Country Park on January 2, 2014 in Yalding, England. Government ministers are holding a COBRA emergency committee meeting today to discuss the United Kingdom's response to recent flooding. (credit:Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
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TAUNTON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 02: Flooded fields can be seen near the village of Burrowbridge on January 2, 2014 near Taunton in Somerset, England. Government ministers are holding a COBRA emergency committee meeting today to discuss the United Kingdom's response to recent flooding. (credit: Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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Floods in Rhyl as people are rescued by the RNLI. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Thursday December 5, 2013. See PA story . (credit:Peter Byrne/PA Wire)
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People are rescued by the RNLI from the floods in Rhyl as heavy seas and high tides sweep across the country. (credit:PA Wire/Press Association Images)
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People are rescued by the RNLI from the floods in Rhyl as heavy seas and high tides sweep across the country. (credit:PA Wire/Press Association Images)
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A man walks through the floods in Rhyl as heavy seas and high tides sweep across the country. (credit:PA Wire/Press Association Images)
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People are rescued by the RNLI from the floods in Rhyl as heavy seas and high tides sweep across the country. (credit:PA Wire/Press Association Images)
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People are rescued by the RNLI from the floods in Rhyl as heavy seas and high tides sweep across the country. (credit:PA Wire/Press Association Images)
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People are rescued by the RNLI from the floods in Rhyl as heavy seas and high tides sweep across the country. (credit:PA Wire/Press Association Images)
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People are rescued by the RNLI from the floods in Rhyl as heavy seas and high tides sweep across the country. (credit:PA Wire/Press Association Images)
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A local resident walk through a flooded road in Godalming in Surrey after floods hit the area. Many people are facing a miserable Christmas Day in the wake of the stormy weather with thousands either evacuated from their homes or left without power. (credit:PA Wire/Press Association Images)
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A cyclist braves a flooded road in Godalming in Surrey after floods hit the area. Many people are facing a miserable Christmas Day in the wake of the stormy weather with thousands either evacuated from their homes or left without power. (credit:PA Wire/Press Association Images)
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A house which is flooded in Leatherhead in Surrey after floods hit the area. Many people are facing a miserable Christmas Day in the wake of the stormy weather with thousands either evacuated from their homes or left without power. (credit:PA Wire/Press Association Images)
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A fire engine drives through a flooded road in Godalming in Surrey after floods hit the area. Many people are facing a miserable Christmas Day in the wake of the stormy weather with thousands either evacuated from their homes or left without power. (credit:PA Wire/Press Association Images)
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A local residents walk round the edge of a flooded road in Godalming in Surrey after floods hit the area. Many people are facing a miserable Christmas Day in the wake of the stormy weather with thousands either evacuated from their homes or left without power. (credit:PA Wire/Press Association Images)
The South West Trains, Southeastern, Southern and CrossCountry were all hit by the Thames Valley flooding, with other problem spots being Datchet in Berkshire - scene of some of the worst flooding - as well as locations near Staines and Windsor and Eton and also Oxford city.
Replacement bus services have been put on but with many roads submerged by the deluge, some stops have been made impossible to navigate in the area.
Commuters were left stranded as train services between Hastings in East Sussex and London's Charing Cross and Cannon Street stations were being disrupted by three landslips with the section of line between Wadhurst and Battle in East Sussex being closed. It is not expected to open before next Monday.
Another landslip, at Oxted in Surrey was affecting trains running between East Grinstead/Uckfield in West Sussex and London's Victoria and London Bridge stations, with no trains able to operate between Woldingham and Oxted.
South west England train services will be affected for around six weeks by the devastating damage to lines at Dawlish in Devon.
No trains are running between Exeter St Davids and Newton Abbot in Devon with buses replacing trains. While the line between Exeter St Davids and Newton Abbot is not expected to reopen until March 18 at the earliest.
Train services in Wales have also been hit by the floods. This led to delays between Porth and Pontypridd, while flooding near Abergavenny in South Wales meant that trains could not run between Hereford and Newport, with buses being laid on instead.
Train services between Manchester and Cardiff were also affected, while no trains were able to run between Bridgwater and Taunton.
The catalogue of closed roads due to flooding stretched across the country. Staines, Runnymede, Henley-on-Thames and Cookham in the Thames Valley all had streets under water in places, while many routes in Somerset remained unpassable.
Other areas with flooded roads included the cities of Oxford and Worcester, Purley in south London, Wrexham in north Wales, the A29 at Shripney in West Sussex, the A32 in Hampshire, various roads in Norfolk and Suffolk and the A4113 in Herefordshire.
It was snow that caused problems in Cheshire and Derbyshire though as the cold weather closed the A54 between Bosley and Buxton and sections of the A57 Snake Pass in Glossop.