In pictures: High tides and flooding

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Residents of Aberystwyth are surveying the damage after a day of massive tidal surges and the promenade took a pounding from waves overnight.

Aberystwyth seafront this morning, which was battered by massive tidal surges yesterday
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Those living on the seafront and town centre were asked to evacuate properties on Friday evening. BBC journalist Olivia Richwald said there is was "a big clean up to do".

Porthleven in Cornwall
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Porthleven in Cornwall. Further stormy weather is expected across many parts of the UK on Saturday, with four severe flood warnings in force in England.

Pembrokeshire
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On Friday, flooding hit coastal communities such as this village in Pembrokeshire. The Environment Agency and HM Coastguard has warned people of the risk of being swept out to sea.

Marine Parade, Instow, Devon
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Residents were also evacuated from their homes overnight in some parts of Dorset. A wall collapsed at Marine Parade, Instow in Devon.

Waves crashing into the Le Don Hilton building – known locally as the “White House” - in St Ouen on the west coast of Jersey
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There was flooding in Jersey, as this image of waves crashing into the Le Don Hilton building - known locally as the “White House” - in St Ouen on the west coast shows.

A train passes through the coast at Saltcoats in Scotland
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Commons environment committee chair Anne McIntosh MP described the flooding as a "major event". The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency has issued nearly 40 flood warnings. Here, a train passes the coast in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, on Friday.

Flooding around Caernarfon Castle in north Wales
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The area around Caernarfon Castle in north Wales also flooded.