Satellite image shows surface water runoff after floods
As the floods slowly subside, in some areas to ground is so wet it can't sink in.
Three-foot deep sinkhole appears in south London street
A sinkhole has appeared in a street in south London. The Sutton Guardian reports the hole is around three feet deep and swallowed the wheel of a car in Maldon Road in Wallington.
Sinkholes are caused when the underlying rock is washed away - more exactly by the acid picked up by rain water as it passes through rotting vegetation.
That creates cavities underground which streams can flow through - the more water that flows the quicker the erosion.
Read more: Martin Stew explains what causes sinkholes.
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What causes sinkholes?
The recent flooding has caused an unprecedented number of sinkholes to appear in roads and near people's homes. Martin Stew investigates.
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Flood barrier which divided a community to be dismantled
The 600-metre aqua-dam was pumped full of flood water on Friday to protect 200 homes.
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Flood victims face long wait to return to ruined homes
Many householders have started to empty their homes and look for temporary accommodation.