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.
Watch ITV News reporter Damon Green describe the incredible winds and severe conditions battering the Blackpool seafront.
Martha Fairlie reports from Colwyn Bay in Wales where drivers have had to pull over and are being cared for by the Red Cross because of the extreme weather.
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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.