The Old Harbour, Sandside and Castle Hill, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A motorist travels through flood waters on the road at Storth on the Kent Estuary in Cumbria, UK, during the January 2014 storm surge and high tides.

Kayakers in the flood waters on the road at Storth on the Kent Estuary in Cumbria, UK, during the January 2014 storm surge and high tides.

A motorist travels far too fast through flood waters on the road at Storth on the Kent Estuary in Cumbria, UK, during the January 2014 storm surge and high tides.

A motorist stuck in flood waters on the road at Storth on the Kent Estuary in Cumbria, UK, during the January 2014 storm surge and high tides, is pushed out by two helpers.

A flood protection device on a house to protect from flooding caused by high spring tides and gale force winds, Sandside, near Arnside, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dounreay, Warning sign at Sandside Bay, Sutherland, Scotland

Flooding at Sandside near Arnside, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Flooding at Sandside near Arnside, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe