Tens of thousands of people across the UK are facing a miserable Christmas Day, with flooded homes, no power - and a big struggle to get home because of travel disruption.
Dozens of homes have been left under water and tens of thousands will spend the day without electricity after torrential rain lashed the country.
The coastguard rescued 76 people from a caravan park flooded by the River Medway at Yalding in Kent last night.
Rescuers helped residents at the Little Venice Caravan and Marina Park leave by boat and 4x4 vehicles.
Travel chaos at Gatwick Airport - pic: @walshymk By 8pm the water was chest deep, and a helicopter was brought in as a precaution while the last 21 people were led to safety.
Travellers trying to get home on Christmas Eve also battled treacherous conditions on the roads and suffered major delays as the rail network was brought to its knees.
Five people have died in the last three days because of the violent weather.
There was chaos at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex after a power cut at the North Terminal led to cancellations and delays, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. The airport said normal service would resume today.
Passenger's luggage at Gatwick Airport Police officers stepped in to calm passengers as they demanded information about their flights.
Hundreds of pieces of luggage were strewn across the airport as no bags were able to be checked in.
Although today is expected to see calmer weather, more storms are expected on Friday.
Around 75,000 homes across the UK are still without power after Monday's downpours and strong winds, the Energy Networks Association said.
Tonbridge in Kent has been hit by severe flooding - pic: Toby MacKenzie Train services were subject to delays and cancellations with more than 200 trees falling on lines in the last 24 hours.
The Environment Agency said 150 properties had been flooded in England, mainly in Surrey and Kent, with numbers expected to rise.
Firefighters in the two counties broke a five-hour nationwide strike last night to help deal with the effects of the storms.
In Surrey, residents were evacuated from their homes in Dorking, Leatherhead and Guildford, while more evacuations occurred in Tonbridge, Kent.
A police officer calms crowds at Gatwick - pic: Joe Pattinson Some 40 properties were evacuated in Godalming because of concerns over the height of the River Wey, Surrey Police said.
In the Mole Valley, evacuations took place in Leatherhead and Dorking after the River Mole burst its banks in several areas.
Police said the Flanchford Bridge over the River Mole near Reigate had collapsed, but no one was injured.
In Dorset, fire crews had to rescue 25 people trapped in their cars by flood water.
Fire crews rescued motorists - pic: Dorset Fire and Rescue Service More than 300 flood alerts and warnings remain in place.
The number of warnings - the category the Environment Agency uses to alert residents that "immediate action is required" - has jumped to 125 across the UK.
There are also 226 flood alerts, which indicate "flooding is possible, be prepared".
The most severely affected areas remain the south west and south east where there is one "severe flood warning" - the River Mole at Leatherhead and Fetcham, Surrey.
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