Homes across Britain are expected to be at risk of flooding for days to come after thousands of people were evacuated as water levels continue to rise.
A total of five people have died in accidents related to the rains and the north east is currently the region most seriously hit by the storms.
Up to 1,000 properties in Morpeth, Northumberland, have been flooded. An RAF helicopter was called in to help pluck several stranded residents to safety.
Flash floods have also hit parts of Yorkshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Northumberland County Council member Andrew Tebbutt said Morpeth was “virtually cut off” from the outside world by the rising water. Residents spent the night at two rescue centres located in the north and the south of the town.
Morpeth High Street is currently under about two feet of water and two bridges in the town were also closed.
The Environment Agency currently has seven severe flood warnings in force, all in the north east of England, and 101 flood warnings in England and Wales.
The EA said the wet summer had not helped the situation, as it meant soils in many places were already saturated and unable to absorb any more rainwater.
The 17-year-old girl, who died on Friday when the 4x4 she was in plunged into floodwater in a remote area of forestry in Powys, mid Wales, was from the Thamesmead area of south London, police said. Her family asked that her details were not released at this time.
A 27-year-old man died when a muddy trench he was working in collapsed at a building site in Stroud yesterday, a spokesman for Gloucestershire Police said.
The man, from Cheltenham, was declared dead at the scene.
On Friday a man and a woman died when their vehicle collided with a tree. The accident happened in Embankment Road, Plymouth, in heavy rain.
A 42-year-old Sheffield man was killed when the motorbike he was riding hit a tree branch on the A66 near Scotch Corner on Friday afternoon.
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