More storms ahead as thousands still without power
The Environment Agency is concerned about further flooding on the Medway in Kent More gales and heavy rain are set to hit the UK as the Environment Agency warns of further significant disruption from floods in southern England.
Many rivers remain swollen after storm damage caused power cuts and travel delays. More than 50 flood warnings are in place for England and Wales.
About 1,000 homes in south-east and south-west England have been flooded.
About 10,000 properties are without power and engineers say some may not be reconnected until the end of the week.
UK Energy Networks said more customers had been connected on Thursday, as 24,000 had been without power first thing.
Almost 3,000 homes in Kent are without power, UK Power Networks said, with around 1,200 in Surrey and more than 1,500 in Sussex. Meanwhile in Hampshire, Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution said 5,000 homes were still waiting to be reconnected.
Families who could stay in their homes found they had to hold Christmas by candlelight
The Energy Networks Association said problems remained for engineers working in heavily flooded parts of Kent, Sussex and Surrey.
Spokesman Tim Field said: "The nature of the work the engineers are having to do, the severity of the damage caused by the storm, also some very challenging conditions such as flooded roads and roads blocked by debris has made repairs much more difficult."
Meanwhile The Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed that it is to hold a review into Gatwick Airport's response to the bad weather before Christmas.
Thousands of passengers faced cancelled flights and delays on Christmas Eve after a power failure in the North Terminal, which the airport says was caused by flooding.
Some 20 homes in the village of Calstock, Cornwall are without road access after sections of Lower Kelly collapsed 
The River Medway was high in Maidstone on Thursday morning after heavy rain in Kent 
Shots from the Redhill Police and Air Ambulance revealed the extent of the flooding on the Medway 
Eleven people were evacuated from homes in Weybridge after flooding in the Wey Meadow area 
The rising waters reached Sainsbury's supermarket in Tonbridge 
Fiord Bridge Home Park in Dorset was evacuated Surrey Fire and Rescue Service said 11 people had been evacuated from houses on Boxing Day because of flooding in the Wey Meadow area of Weybridge in Surrey.
Judy Davis, from Broad Oak, near Rye in East Sussex, has been without power since Monday, and as her house is entirely dependent on electricity she has "no shower, no hot water, no heat, no light, no television, no radio, no internet access".
Describing her Christmas dinner she said: "We made some toast on the wood burner, and we've got a little camping ring for tea and coffee so we had some scrambled egg, and we had a glass of wine with it and some chocolate cake for pudding. And very nice it was too."
Storms aheadFarming minister George Eustice told BBC News flood defence measures had protected 80,000 homes that would otherwise have been affected and confirmed there was funding available to reimburse local authorities for "one-off costs of floods like these".
He added: "We've had response teams following this daily and around the clock and we'll continue to do so with more rain forecast."
The Met Office is warning of another storm coming in from the Atlantic which is expected to hit the UK on Thursday night into Friday.
It could bring an inch (2.5cm) of rain and gusts of up to 70mph and is predicted to affect all parts of the UK except for the East Midlands and East Anglia.
BBC Weather said there was the potential for disruption, especially where ground was already saturated and in areas where high winds were combined with heavy rainfall.
It said the area of low pressure expected to bring the next band of weather was not expected to be as deep as Monday's, which was one of the lowest pressures recorded on land in more than 120 years.
'Saturated ground'The Environment Agency is warning of disruption on the River Medway in Kent, particularly around Aylesford and Millhall.
Spokesman Peter Fox said there were concerns about rivers Medway, Mole and the Stour in Kent, with Ashford and Canterbury particularly under threat from flooding in the next 24 hours.
The ongoing situation in Hildenborough, Tonbridge, Yalding and Guildford were "a real cause for concern," he added.
"The rain falling anywhere at the moment is going to hit saturated ground and even quite small amounts of rain can cause flooding. We are looking at 20-30 ml in this next weather system and if it falls on Kent and the South East it is going to be particularly problematic there," he said.
There are no longer any severe flood warnings - meaning there is a danger to life - in place.
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Meanwhile,
- Power cuts left elderly residents in a Hampshire nursing home in freezing conditions for three days
- In Scotland, power has now been restored to all homes cut off after the gale force winds on Christmas Eve.
- The Met Office has officially declared 2013 is not a white Christmas
- The number of flood warnings in Wales are falling, with three currently in place.
A spokesman for Natural Resources Wales said: "River levels in Wales are dropping following the prolonged periods of heavy rainfall that led to surface water flooding earlier this week.
"With further rain predicted for Friday, officers from Natural Resources Wales will be monitoring forecasts closely."
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