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More than 250 areas of Britain were on flood alert today as rail lines were shut and wet weather continued with further 'very heavy and persistent' rain.
Severe downpours and strong winds brought by Storm Pierrick brought flooding chaos to the UK yesterday as more than 200 people were evacuated in West Sussex.
As the deluge carried on today, the Met Office issued a rain warning for Scotland for up to 2.4in (60mm) to fall over a 13-hour period between 9am and 10pm.
Flooding continued to caused rail chaos, with Great Western Railway trains cancelled between Liskeard and Looe in Cornwall after the line became blocked.
Transport for Wales services were axed between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog in the north; and between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth in the west.
The Environment Agency imposed 182 alerts for 'possible' flooding and 33 warnings for 'expected' flooding in England. Natural Resources Wales activated 19 alerts and two warnings, while environment officials in Scotland had 14 alerts and six warnings.
An aerial view of a large cliff fall at Hive Beach in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, this morning
Debris this morning following a large cliff fall at Hive Beach in Burton Bradstock, Dorset
Colourful skies at dawn over the Oxfordshire countryside at Dunsden this morning
The Milky Way arcs over Bamburgh Lighthouse in Northumberland in the early hours of today
Met Office forecasters say heavy rain will continue to batter parts of the UK throughout today
The Met Office issued a rain warning for Scotland for up to 2.4in (60mm) to fall over 13 hours
