Flooding clear-up begins - in pictures

Tom Wynne sweeps muddy sediment off the drive of his home after floodwaters receded in St Asaph, north Wales Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters

Claire Austin stands in her children's bedroom in St Asaph Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters

A police officer walks through floodwater as he places cordon tape around a block of flats where an elderly woman was found dead in St Asaph Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters

James Evans looks at muddy sediment on the floor in his home in St Asaph Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters

Members of the public attempt to protect their properties with sandbags and pumps next to the River Ouse in York Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Sandbags protect houses beside the River Ouse in York Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

A row of seven cottages high above Whitby harbour are disappearing down the cliff following torrential rain. Properties below have been vacated as well, as the council makes plans for the immediate demolition of the houses Photograph: John Giles/PA

A flooded caravan park at Abbots Salford on the banks of the river Avon, Warwickshire Photograph: David Goddard/Getty Images

Residents sweep water from a property as they deal with the aftermath of the recent floods in Malton, North Yorkshire Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

A man rolls a barrel through water in Old Malton Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

People stand on the edge of a flooded street as residents of Old Malton prepare to deal with the aftermath of the floods Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

A man looks out over floodwater in Somerset from Burrow Mump where the river Tone joins the river Parrett as water levels remain high Photograph: Tim Ireland/PA