Weather: Aberystwyth 'Damage' As Tides Hit UK

Flood warnings remain in place as parts of the UK were hit by high tides, causing widespread flooding and evacuations in coastal areas.

The main beach in Aberystwyth was "destroyed" as 6ft waves broke up paving slabs and slammed into buildings.

Around 100 people living close to the sea front were advised to move to higher ground, with many taking shelter in rest centres

Millie Farmer, 19, a second-year undergraduate at Aberystwyth University, said she had never seen anything like it before.

Barmouth sea front in west Wales also suffered extensive damage

She said: "There were six foot waves crashing on to the beach. It was scary - and quite exciting. It must be awful for people whose businesses and homes have been damaged.

"The promenade has been closed. North Beach has been completely destroyed. The slabs on the promenade have been uprooted."

Images taken on the seafront in the town showed paving slabs and tiles littering the road surface.

The town's university told its students it was deferring the start of examinations for a week because of the extreme conditions.

The worst affected area is the Severn Estuary

Not far away, rail lines in north Wales were left buckled by the power of the sea and a road collapsed in Amroth, Pembrokeshire.

High tides and large waves also flooded streets in Looe in Cornwall and Salcombe and Kingsbridge in Devon.

Harry Martin has not been seen since Thursday

Hundreds of homes have already been flooded inland across the UK as well after rivers from Cornwall to Scotland burst their banks.

The worst affected area is the Severn Estuary in Gloucestershire where two of the three severe flood warnings - which indicate a risk to life - are in place.

The other severe warning is on the River Stour in Dorset which broke its banks in Christchurch on Friday.

The danger has been created by a combination of the effects of widespread heavy rain mixed with exceptionally high tides along the west of the UK.

Water levels at the part of the River Severn affected by tidal flows are approaching the highs of 2007 that left huge areas inundated.

The Environment Agency say that defences put in place after the 2007 floods are holding so far.

Forecasters warn the bad weather conditions will continue over the next few days, with many areas already saturated.

The south of England is still subject to dozens of flood warnings

Up to 30mm (1.25ins) of rain is forecast in south east England on Saturday and similar amounts on higher ground on Sunday.

On Friday, it emerged that Scotland had suffered its wettest December on record.

The Met Office has also revealed the month was the UK's "stormiest" (meaning it endured the largest number of Atlantic storms) since 1969.

Sky News weather presenter Nazaneen Ghaffar said: "Outbreaks of rain will push up from the south and spread northwards, but by this afternoon further rain will follow in behind, where it may linger across East Anglia and south-east England.

"Here we could see around 20-30mm of rain fall in just 6 hours, so the greatest risk of flooding will be across these areas.

Weather watchers risk a soaking at Westward Ho!, Devon. Pic: Chris Wileman

"Tomorrow more rain is expected from the south-west, spreading across most of the UK and the Republic of Ireland."

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Other areas that have been hit by the latest bout of flooding are the south coasts of Devon and Cornwall, and parts of Dorset and Wales.

A major search is ongoing for an 18-year-old who has not been seen since he left his home to take pictures of the weather.

Harry Martin left his home in Membland, near Plymouth, at around midday on Thursday.

River Severn levels are reaching historic highs at Epney, Gloucestershire

Devon and Cornwall Police said Mr Martin was last seen walking towards the coastal path near his home.

Police, Coastguard, the RNLI and helicopters from the police and RNAS Culdrose are conducting extensive searches around the coast.

The Thames Barrier was shut for three hours on Saturday morning to prevent high tides causing widespread flooding.

Evacuation sirens were also sounded in Portland, near Weymouth, Dorset, due to a severe risk of flooding. Members of the public are understood to have been evacuated on Saturday.

A canoeist on Worcester racecourse. Pic by Dave Key

Homes in Newport, South Wales, were evacuated on Friday and rough seas caused part of a cliff at Rock-A-Nore, outside Hastings in East Sussex, to collapse.

Nearly 100 flood warnings remained in place across the UK.

Numerous transport services and routes have been hit by the storms.

Trains were cancelled in Wales and the south and south west of England and several roads and bridges close to the coast have been subject to restrictions.

Parts of Gloucestershire are underwater after the Severn's banks broke

Dozens of lower league football matches across the UK have been postponed because of the weather or water logged pitches.

The Government has been forced to deny claims that austerity cuts will hit flood defences - despite reports that hundreds of frontline jobs are being cut.

Belfast escaped major flooding on Friday, but similar weather conditions are forecast for Sunday and Monday and sandbag barriers along the Connswater River will remain in place.

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