UK hit by storms, floods and tidal surge – in pictures
In Hemsby, nine metres (30ft) of sand dune and cliff were washed away by the storm surge. Robin Adams watched this property collapsePhotograph: Patrick Barkham for the GuardianDebris litters the road after the tidal surge struck Scarborough in North YorkshirePhotograph: Michael Mayhew/Sportsphoto Ltd/AllstarFloodwater on Scarborough seafrontPhotograph: Dobson Agency/REX/Dobson Agency/REX
Crashing waves on Scarborough's North BayPhotograph: Dobson Agency/REX/REXThe stairwell of an apartment deep in floodwater in Boston, LincolnshirePhotograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesCromer Pier in Norfolk on Friday morning after the tidal surgePhotograph: Ben Kendall/PAA double-decker bus is blown off the B1166 between Crowland and Deeping St James in CambridgeshirePhotograph: Terry Harris/i-ImagesThe storm surge floods Newcastle's Guildhall and Quay on Newcastle's QuaysidePhotograph: David Whinham/Demotix/CorbisFirefighters in Whitby pump out floodwater from business premises following severe flooding in YorkshirePhotograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty ImagesA makeshift flood barrier runs along the high street of Sandwich in KentPhotograph: Andy Rain/EPAA sign for Cleethorpes beach is surrounded by water as the river Humber surges on to the Central PromenadePhotograph: Jonathan Byrne/Demotix/CorbisRNLI rescue workers search flooded properties for people not already evacuatedPhotograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesA tidal storm surge pounds Eyemouth Harbour during the overnight high tide in Eyemouth, ScotlandPhotograph: Mark Runnacles/Getty ImagesA woman inspects a property that has partially fallen into the sea due to the cliff collapsing in HemsbyPhotograph: Stephen Pond/Getty ImagesA woman walks along a flooded embankment in Sandwich, KentPhotograph: Andy Rain/EPARocks from a slipway, broken apart by large waves after a night of heavy tidal surges in SaltburnPhotograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images
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