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Unusually large waves have hit the coastal town of Newquay in Cornwall during a high tide
Severe flooding is expected in parts of the UK as high tides are set to combine with heavy rain and strong winds.
The Environment Agency has issued 21 severe flood warnings - which mean "danger to life" - affecting south-west England, Gloucestershire and Wales.
The Met Office has warned of flooding in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson is to chair a meeting of the government's emergencies committee Cobra on Friday to discuss the weather situation.
He warned on Thursday that "exceptional weather" would hit the UK on Friday and over the weekend.
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Many of the severe flood warnings relate to the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, with the highest risk of flooding expected for two to four hours either side of Friday morning's high tides, at around 10:00 GMT.
Waves more than 30ft (10m) high are expected to hit Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly later, and a "major incident" has been declared by local authorities.
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Alex Deakin: "A serious risk of flooding, particularly coastal flooding"
In other developments:
- Four severe flood warnings are in place in Wales: two in Flintshire, one at Barmouth in Gwynedd, and another in the Usk Estuary at Newport. Natural Resources Wales has warned of the highest tides for 17 years
- Homes on the Lighthouse Park Estate in Wentloog near Newport have been evacuated
- Three severe warnings are also in place around the River Severn downstream from Gloucester
- Bristol City Council has put in place its flood barrier kit for the first time, along Avon Crescent where it meets the Cumberland Basin
- The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued dozens of flood warnings, but at present none of them are "severe"
- The Scottish government said the tidal surge was expected at lunchtime, particularly around the Firth of Clyde, Solway Firth and Ayrshire
- The high tides are expected in Northern Ireland at about midday, and police have warned that areas of Belfast could be evacuated. They are particularly concerned about Victoria Park, the Sydenham area, the docks area and Corporation Street in the east of the city
- Meanwhile, the Environment Agency has confirmed that jobs in flood protection will be cut as part of a major restructuring of the organisation. About 1,500 jobs are to be lost at the agency although it is not clear how many flood-related posts will goMore than 400 lower-level flood alerts and warnings apply across England and Wales.
The Environment Agency and HM Coastguard have asked people to stay away from coastal areas due to the risk of being swept out to sea.
The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings - the lowest of its three levels - for rain and high winds on Friday in Northern Ireland and western parts of Scotland, Wales and England.
Further yellow warnings have been issued for Sunday.
Some travel is disrupted on Friday, including:
Most airports and train companies are not currently warning passengers of expected disruption.
Numerous roads have been flooded in recent days and the AA said on Thursday that it had been to 1,500 call-outs from stranded drivers since 23 December.
Thousands of homes have suffered power cuts due to the recent storms, with some cut off for several days, while many properties have been flooded.
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