A powerful storm has hit south-west England and south Wales, leaving thousands of homes without electricity. Huge waves have crashed over sea defences in Devon, washing away part of a railway line.
The storm damage adds to the flooding problems the south-west has been suffering for a month. The Environment Agency has issued nine severe flood warnings in the area, meaning "danger to life".
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Giant waves crash onto the railway line in DawlishGettyHuge waves crash over the sea defences and into the railway station in Dawlish, DevonGoogleWaves break over the harbour wall at Porthcawl during high tideGettyA couple walk their dog close to a large area of flooded land near Burrowbridge on the Somerset LevelsReutersBirds fly over flooded land near Burrowbridge on the Somerset LevelsReutersTurnstiles at Worcester Racecourse sit in three to four feet of water as the whole racecourse is floodedGettySwans swim along a flooded pathway along the Severn river in WorcesterGettyThe sun sets over flooded fields surrounding the River Tone on the Somerset LevelsGettySpectators watch as waves break over the harbour wall at Porthcawl, south WalesGettyPeople gather to photograph the wild sea in DawlishGettyA man takes a photograph of some of the beach huts that have been damaged by the huge waves at DawlishGetty
