Communities across Britain are facing another day of flooding and travel chaos, following the torrential rain brought by Storm Dennis.
More than 300 flood warnings are still in place across the UK, including five severe warnings in England, which mean there is a danger to life.
Major incidents were declared in south Wales and parts of England on Sunday.
It comes as the government said it would not be able to protect all homes from flooding.
Travel continues to be disrupted, with A-roads closed in Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire in England, and Powys and Monmouthshire in Wales. Roads are also closed in parts of Scotland, including the M90 Friarton Bridge.
Train services are affected on lines run by CrossCountry, Great Western Railway, Merseyrail, Northern, South Western Railway, Transport for Wales and Scotrail.
New Environment Secretary George Eustice denied the government had been caught off guard by the floods, which come a week after the UK was hit by another major storm, Ciara.
Speaking during a visit to York to discuss how to tackle flooding, Mr Eustice told Sky News: “We’ve done a huge amount.
“We can’t do anything about these extreme weather events but the steps we’ve taken have meant the impact of those weather events have affected fewer properties.”
Mr Eustice blamed the “nature of climate change” for the scale of the damage, adding: “These weather events are becoming more extreme, but we’ve done everything that we can do with a significant sum of money, and there’s more to come.”
The government has activated an emergency funding scheme for areas affected by the flooding, which include parts of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Derbyshire, Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, Worcestershire and Herefordshire.
Under the Bellwin scheme, local authorities can apply for the government to reimburse non-insurable costs above a certain threshold, which has not been specified.
A record number of flood warnings and alerts were issued for England on Sunday, according to John Curtin, the Environment Agency’s head of floods and coastal management – reaching a combined total of 634 by 06:00 GMT on Monday.
