Gallery: 19 aerial images show flood damage in Surrey

As the weather eases off these images capture the incredible breadth of the flooding across Surrey.

Swathes of the UK are still on high alert as residents battle to protect their homes from the floodwaters, which are still expected to rise in places despite the break in the storms.

The Environment Agency (EA) has 16 severe flood warnings in place for the South West and the Thames Valley, with almost 150 flood warnings and 230 flood alerts.

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Two people died on Friday - James Swinstead, an elderly passenger on a cruise ship in the English Channel, and minicab driver Julie Sillitoe, 49, whose car was hit by falling masonry in central London.

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A 20-year-old pregnant woman and her unborn child also died in a crash on the A465 between Brynmawr and Garnlydan.

A firefighter died of an apparent heart attack while on duty in a flood-hit area last night, but it is unclear whether there was any link to the storms.

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