Storm damage in pictures

Some of the worst weather to hit England and Wales in living memory has brought chaos for commuters and caused widespread damage to coastal areas.

Stormy conditions closed Dover harbour and caused ferry delays

The south coast was pounded with 90mph winds and high seas

Several trains were hit by fallen trees which caused cancellations

Fallen trees forced rail commuters onto buses

Maintenance workers cleared trees off railway lines

Holiday homes took a battering and many were destroyed

A 300-year-old oak in Shropshire, descended from the one climbed by King Charles II, was split in two by the storms

A bus struggles through a flooded junction at Norton Fitzwarren in Somerset

Large parts of England and Wales continue on flood alert

While rain lashed much of the country - areas like Cumbria received heavy snowfall