The coastal town of Aberystwyth has been left 'destroyed' by the vicious storms that have battered Britain's coastlines.
The seafront looks like it has been hit by an earthquake with cracked roads, scattered debris and metal bollards smashed to pieces by the powerful wave.
Police began going from door to door yesterday, asking residents to leave.
Aberystwyth University said it had moved all of its students out of seafront halls of residences.
Millie Farmer, 19, a second-year undergraduate, told Sky News: "I've never seen anything like it before.
"There were six foot waves crashing on to the beach.
"It was scary - and quite exciting. It must be awful for people whose businesses and homes have been damaged.
"The promenade has been closed. North Beach has been completely destroyed. The slabs on the promenade have been uprooted."
The combination of gale-force winds and unusually high winter tides caused widespread flooding in many coastal areas.
And with further high tides to come this morning, the threat is not over yet.
Four severe flood warnings remain in place, three in the Midlands and one in the South West.
There are 100 'severe' warnings in place across the country.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for almost the entire south of England.
Forecasters are expecting more than an inch of rain to fall within just six hours on Saturday.
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