Britain is now under so much water, people in rural areas can only get around by boat.
With many areas already saturated, the prospect of more heavy showers means there may be further flooding in the next week.
The South-West of England remains the worst affected and forecasters have warned of 'dangerous conditions' in coastal areas.
We have had such heavy and persistent rainfall over the past few days and weeks that there is a danger of landslides and rockfalls along the coast, even on coastal paths,' said a Met Office spokesman.
Families heading out for a Christmas walk were urged to 'take care' and warned: 'Do not get too close to the cliff edge or walk under the cliff face along the beach and remember coastal paths could be impacted too.'
Many coastal paths in the South-West have been closed over the past few weeks, and train services have also been disrupted by small coastal landslides. The latest warning was issued following advice from the British Geological Survey monitoring centre.
The worst hit areas of the South-West can expect up to two-and-a-half inches of rain by Saturday night. However, for the most part forecasters expect heavy showers rather than the prolonged downpours that have caused the worst of the recent flooding chaos. A Met Office spokesman said: 'There are going to be short bursts of showery rain followed by drier spells.
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Yesterday afternoon there were 120 flood warnings and 228 flood alerts still in place around the country, mainly across the South-West, Midlands and South-East.
Last night firemen were pumping two feet of flood water from an electricity sub-station which powers 40,000 homes in the Reading area. It was not expected to be shut down.
Ice warnings compound the festive freeze for the east coast of Scotland and the Shetland, on what is on track to be the wettest year on record. And in St Ives Cambridgeshire some residents awoke to find small boats in their back gardens after the Great Ouse burst its banks.
Forecasters said around 0.8ins (20mm) of rain is expected across the south-west of England and south Wales today, and the wet weather looks set to continue until the new year, with as much as three inches (80mm) falling in north-west England and north Wales on Saturday alone.
Flooding is set to worsen across parts of England and Wales, causing the 'dangerous conditions'.
Many coastal paths have been closed over the last few weeks along the South West and train services have been disrupted by small coastal landslides.
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