Insurance bosses will meet ministers to discuss their response to the flood crisis. Victims have received £14m in emergency payments so far. Ed Miliband will call for faster processing of insurance claims when he too meets industry representatives.
Seals are being taken to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary suffering from broken jaws and other injuries after being battered by waves, according to reports.
The sanctuary told This is The West Country news that it had been inundated by calls to help seal pups since the start of the stormy conditions.
“While the actual number of seal pups we are looking after is on par with other years, the seals that are coming to site are in a lot worse condition, because of the battering waves and high tides," Tamara Cooper, head of animal care, said.
“We’ve had a lot of broken jaws that we haven’t seen in previous years, so a lot more care is needed and a longer rehabilitation time.”
The conditions are also affecting when pups could be released back into their natural habitats.
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The residents of one street in Egham in Surrey have described how they have coped with the devastating impact of the floods.
Somerset Levels have been one of the worst-affected areas during the floods and today's aerial images reveal the situation remains bleak.