Some residents have been asked to evacuate their homes as Storm Babet swept across the UK and Ireland on Thursday.
The Met Office issued a rare red weather warning for parts of Scotland and said some communities could be cut off for several days by severe flooding.
In Ireland, the army and civil defence units were called in to provide support and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who visited those affected in Midleton, Co Cork, said a financial package will be offered to homes and businesses damaged in floods.
Huge waves hit the coast at Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire on Thursday afternoon (Andrew Milligan/PA)
The town of Midleton in Co Cork was swamped in certain areas, with the army and civil defence units called in for support (@realLiamMac/PA)
People were warned to stay at home in parts of Scotland and refuge centres were set up by some councills (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Homes were evacuated as severe flooding hit parts of Co Cork (Damien Rytel/PA)
Stonehaven harbour was part of the area covered by the red warning (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Flood defence barriers were erected in towns and villages across Scotland where a red warning has been issued (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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