Flooding Causes Chaos on Roads and Trains Across UK 

Waves crash against the lighthouse in Seaham Harbour, County Durham, on Nov. 17.

Photographer: Danny Lawson/PA Wire
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Flooding is causing chaos on road and rail networks after heavy rain affected large parts of the UK.

The Met Office issued weather alerts as a band of rain - which arrived in Cornwall on Wednesday afternoon - travels across the country before passing over Scotland's east coast on Friday.