As it happened: Storm problems continue

Key Points

• Some 56,000 homes were without power across England and Wales after 100mph winds
• Seventeen severe flood warnings were in place for Berkshire, Surrey, Somerset and Gloucestershire
• The Met Office warned of further heavy rain and strong winds on Friday
• David Cameron chaired the first meeting of a Cabinet committee on flood recovery, agreeing to conduct a series of reviews
• Thirteen high-capacity pumps - brought over from the Netherlands - started being installed on the Somerset Levels
• Councils were warned not to charge people for sandbags after it emerged that two had