1 dead, 120,000 homes without power -

Chaotic scenes in the seaside town of Scarborough have given a grim glimpse into the floods set to swamp the east coast of Britain in just a few hours.Seaside towns across the region are today braced for the worst floods in 60 years as 140mph winds battered the nation in a hurricane-force storm.More than 15,000 homes in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex are being evacuated, while residents were also rescued in Rhyl, North Wales, and Merseyside.A lorry driver died in Scotland and a man riding a mobility scooter in King's Park in Retford, Nottinghamshire, was also killed when hit by a falling tree.More than 120,000 homes were left without power as the most serious tidal surge for 60 years is predicted to hit the east coast tonight. As they were taken away from their homes in dinghies, forecasters feared the worst is yet to come during tonight’s high tide at around 10pm.(dailymail.co.uk)ANN.Az