108mph winds cause power cuts, shut motorways and force passengers off trains - PHOTO

Up to 1.5in rain is forecast for South, with 2.75in by Friday in the West, Wales, Scotland and Northern IrelandSome 600 troops have been deployed to assist with flood protection and relief, with around 1,000 on standbyAround 1,700 homes in Datchet, Berkshire, hit by power cuts after area is hit by severe flooding from ThamesTrain operator Virgin implored all customers to 'abandon travel' because of problems caused by the stormAll trains out of London Euston were at one point cancelled and services crippled all over the countryRail services were also severely disrupted in Cheshire after overhead cables caught fire at Crewe Railway StationEnvironment Agency staff withdrawn from flood-hit Wraysbury in Berkshire because of hostility from publicCobra committee convened yesterday as PM pledges 'money is no object' in providing flood reliefCameron warns 'things may get worse before they get better', with gusts of 108mph recorded in West Wales153,000 people back Mail's petition - which you can sign here - for PM to use foreign aid cash to tackle floods(dailymail.co.uk)ANN.Az