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Areas of the UK are in "uncharted territory" after record levels of flooding, with more heavy rain forecast for later in the week.
Ten severe flood warnings, indicating a danger to life, were in place on Tuesday morning across England and Wales in the aftermath of Storm Dennis.
Communities across the country are counting the cost of the weekend's storm, which has left hundreds of properties flooded. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has faced criticism for not visiting affected areas.
The River Wye reached its highest levels on record on Monday, peaking at more than six metres, with the Environment Agency (EA) describing levels as "exceptional" and residents in Hereford saying they had never seen anything like it.
EA manager for Herefordshire and Worcestershire Dave Throup said the level of flooding is difficult to believe, and there is more rain forecast for Tuesday, as seen in the weather radar images below.
Mr Throup, who is from Worcestershire, tweeted on Monday night: "I've seen things today I would not have believed. Large parts of my home town and village are underwater tonight.
"This is not normal flooding, we are in uncharted territory."
West Mercia Police advised people in Upton-upon-Severn and Uckinghall in Worcestershire to evacuate on Monday evening due to rising levels on the River Severn.
People were being evacuated from their homes in Telford on Tuesday morning as water pressure from the River Severn caused the road surface to crack.
The council said the river's flood peak was moving towards the Ironbridge Gorge and was expected to arrive there later on Tuesday.
The video below shows the areas worst-affected by the floods.
The family of Yvonne Booth, who was swept away by floodwater near Tenbury in Worcestershire on Sunday, said they had been left "devastated" after her body was found on Monday.
The 55-year-old, from the Great Barr area of Birmingham, was described as a "very much loved member of our family" in a statement from relatives, released through police.
The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for the River Severn at Upton upon Severn and Uckinghall, the River Wye at Hereford and Hampton Bishop, the River Trent at Burton upon Trent and the River Lugg at Hampton Bishop.
In Wales, there are two severe warnings in place on the River Wye at Monmouth in what Natural Resources Wales called both "defended" and "undefended" areas.
Homes in Monmouth were evacuated as the organisation warned the river was expected to peak at 7.2 metres by Tuesday morning.
Flooding in aftermath of Storm Dennis, in pictures
This week's weather forecast
Met Office meteorologist Marco Petagna said Tuesday will bring a brief respite from the worst of the weather for most of the UK, with sunny spells and showers, but warned areas of Wales could see downpours.
"With the ground being so saturated, it's not going to help the situation," he said.
"And there's more persistent rain coming on Wednesday. There will be wet and windy weather across the UK on Wednesday and Thursday, with the heavy rain coming back."
The Met Office has issued two yellow weather warnings for snow and ice over parts of Scotland, with further warnings of persistent rain in Wales for Wednesday and Thursday, which could be extended to the north west of England.
