Storm Alex: How is it affecting the UK and Europe?
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Members of the Coastguard have been sent out to help in Dorset
In parts of the UK, more than a month's worth of rain fell at the weekend after Storm Alex continued to spread across the UK.
Flood warnings were issued, with gale-force winds reaching 61mph.
In Abergwyngregyn in Wales, river banks have burst and roads were closed and more than a month's worth of rain fell across eastern Scotland over the last couple of days.
The Met Office have issued warnings not seen since March
Storm Alex has also caused floods and landslides in south-east France and north-west Italy.
The French Prime Minister Jean Castex has sent the army and released emergency funds to tackle the floods.
The damage from Storm Alex in Saint-Martin-Vesubie, in the Alpes-Maritimes of south-eastern France
More than 450mm of rain fell in some areas of France over 24 hours - that's the equivalent of nearly four months of rain that normally falls at this time of year.
The southern Alps region has been badly hit and some villages are cut off because roads are inaccessible.
This road in a village in the Alps was partially washed away during the storm
In Italy, 630mm of rain fell in 24 hours, an amount which the president of one region said was "unheard of since 1954".
Hundreds of aid workers have been sent out to help rescue people in the cut-off villages.
The city of Venice, which had severe winds in August, was protected by a new flood barrier system that was recently declared fully operational.
Venice has a newly built flooding system
What's the weather like where you are? Let us know in the comments.
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