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The BBC's Danny Savage: "The stream is threatening to flood the main operating theatre in the Friarage Hospital"
Flood warnings are in place across the whole of England and a hospital is at risk as the heavy rain that hit the South West at the weekend moves north.
High volume pumps have been deployed at the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, as a nearby beck threatens to flood the hospital.
There are currently 190 flood warnings across the country with the majority in the Midlands.
The Environment Agency has also issued more than 270 flood alerts.
Fire crews spent the morning trying to maintain water levels at Friarage Hospital and safeguard vital services such as electrical systems and heating equipment.
The hospital car park is flooded and there are drainage issues in three theatres. The occupational therapy department has also had to close.
As a result the trust has made the decision to cancel all elective surgery.
Woman killedA woman and her three-year-old child have been rescued from their car in Woodley, in Berkshire, after it became stuck in flood water.
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Martin Weiler, Environment Agency: "West Country has taken a major hit"
Forecasters have warned the rain is likely to remain until Tuesday night.
The storms have already caused devastation across large swathes of the country.
A 21-year-old woman was killed and two people were injured by a falling tree in Western Way, Exeter, Devon, on Saturday as strong winds whipped southern England.
An elderly man was pulled from his car which was partially submerged in flood water at Keynsham, in Somerset, on Sunday.
Breakdown services reported surges in flood-related callouts as roads were closed due to standing water.
Rail disruptionSome residents in villages in the Tewkesbury area of Gloucestershire cut off by flood water have had to decide whether to be rescued or not.
Deputy chief fire officer Geoff Sallis, from the county's fire and rescue service, said people had been given the option of being brought "into safer areas" but most were choosing to stay at home.
Homes in Sturminster Marshall, in Dorset, were protected by a flood barrier around the village.
Resident Holly White said: "The road has turned to a river and the village green is a lake.
"Our main concern would be if the flood barrier doesn't hold - we don't need any more rain."
National Rail said the severe weather is disrupting services across the South West.
Train services have also been hit by a landslide at Dawlish, in Devon, and by flooding at Church Stretton in Shropshire.
John Baker, from Network Rail, said it could be mid-week before services improved.
He said: "We are struggling to get routes back up and running. Further flood damage on Saturday and Sunday has washed out more ballast from under the tracks."
Owen Paterson, Secretary of State for Environment, is visiting the area around Cowley Bridge in Devon.
In developments around England:
- Hundreds of householders are being urged to take flood precautions in the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire area
- A number of roads in County Durham, Teesside, Greater Manchester and Derbyshire remain shut
- National Rail said the lines would remain closed between Exeter St Davids, Tiverton Parkway and Yeovil Junction on Monday
- Horse racing has been cancelled at Southwell in Nottinghamshire and Wetherby, in West Yorkshire
- Floodwater has closed several A roads in Herefordshire and Worcestershire and flood barriers are up on Worcester's Hylton Road
- People who had to leave their homes at Billing Aquadrome in Northamptonshire last Thursday are still in temporary accommodation
- In Warwickshire, Kingsbury Water has been shut after it became flooded and two car parks at Coventry University Hospital that were closed have since reopened
- Some schools are closed in the West Midlands, Worcestershire, Leicestershire and Devon
- In Staffordshire fire crews were called to the Rugeley bypass, where the river has burst its bank and 20 sheep were stuck in flood water
- Several homes have flooded in Oxfordshire due to heavy rain at the weekend
In other parts of England residents are beginning to clean up their homes, including in Cornwall where more than 100 properties were flooded.
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Among the worst-hit places were Millbrook, Mevagissey, Polperro, Newlyn, Perranporth and Trenear near Helston.
A clear-up is also being started in the Wiltshire town of Malmesbury.
Part of the High Street was cut off by waist-deep water and roads in and out of the town were closed.
Duncan Hadland said his home had been flooded up to skirting board level but added his was one of the least affected.
He said: "The carpets, washing machine and lino have all been ruined - we have insurance but we're not sure what they might pay out - if anything."
Chris Fawkes, from the BBC Weather Centre, said there had been about 60mm (2.5in) of rain in south-west England over the weekend.
He said: "A weather front will slowly move across north England and north Wales on Monday, and it's here that we are likely to see some further serious flooding."
Up to 30mm of rain is expected to fall in pockets of the West Country with 40mm to 50mm possible in the North.
The Environment Agency has warned that 170 houses in Oundle, in Northamptonshire, could be in danger of flooding early on Tuesday.
Homes are also expected to flood in areas close to the River Thames.
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