1/12Waves roll into the beach and crash against the walls of Brighton Marina, in Brighton, southern England.
St Jude batters Britain
The strongest storm to hit Britain in a decade has unleashed heavy rains and strong winds across the country.
2/12Will Brewer, 4, plays in the foam washed ashore on the Brighton seafront as high winds pick up ahead of an expected storm.
3/12People walk along a path as waves crash onto a seawall protecting the harbor of Porthleven, Cornwall, southwest England.
4/12Waves crash onto the cliffs surrounding Porthleven, Cornwall, southwest England.
5/12A kite surfer enjoys the stormy seas at Fistral Beach in Newquay, Cornwall.
6/12People stop to look at the stormy seas off Fistral Beach in Newquay, Cornwall.
7/12Members of the public brace the stormy weather conditions in Brighton, UK.
8/12A ship makes its way out of the River Mersey passing the Iron Men of Anthony Gormley's art installation 'Another Place' near Crosby in north west England as Britain braced for its worst storm in a decade.
9/12A man cycles along the seafront near Crosby in north west England Britain braced for its worst storm in a decade.
10/12A woman is soaked as large waves crash against the walls of Brighton seafront, in southern England as a predicted storm starts to build.
11/12A woman is soaked as large waves crash against the walls of Brighton seafront, in southern England as a predicted storm starts to build.
12/12A boat is dragged from its mooring on the beach and destroyed by large waves near Brighton Marina, in southern England ahead of storm St Jude.
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