The Met is reporting Wednesday brought the third major storm of the month, cutting power and forcing many people to evacuate because of the flooding.
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Northern Ireland Electricity Networks said late last night it had experienced faults which caused more than 2,000 homes in Enniskillen to lose power, while there were also outages in Coleraine.
It warned that heavy rain would continue to fall across Northern England on Wednesday and there was the potential for further significant flooding especially in Cumbria, one of the worst-hit areas.
Meanwhile, Sir Philip Dilley, the head of the Environment Agency (EA), has met flood victims after returning from a holiday in the Caribbean, amid questions as to why he was not based in flood-stricken communities to help manage flood prevention and clean-up efforts.
Mr Corbyn said he planned to question officials about 10 “high volume pumps” the party claims the agency owns but has not deployed to the North.
Lisa Pinney, an Environment Agency spokesman, said river levels had been falling but the renewed rainfall increased the risk of renewed flooding in already saturated areas like Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire. Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne have faced criticism from opposition parties that their government has not spent enough on flood defences, particularly in the north of the country.
Flooding in Ballater, Scotland, which led to parts of the village being evacuated.
In Dailley, South Ayrshire, emergency services rescued 12 people who were stuck on a bus stuck in floodwaters.
Roads have been flooded including a stretch of the M4 motorway near Cardiff, while the torrent of rain also caused a landslip at Rest & Be Thankful in Argyll Scotland closing the A83.
Hundreds of homes are without power in Yorkshire.
There are now four severe flood warnings, 46 flood warnings and 81 flood alerts in place across England and Wales.
Across England and Wales, more than 30 flood warnings and 135 lower level flood alerts are in force.
As many as 1,600 Argyll homes were also affected and there were reports of power cuts across the Outer Hebrides, Northern Isles, and Highlands.
Transport links also suffered after Frank rolled in from the Atlantic, with high winds shutting the Clifton Suspension Bridge for only the second time in its 151-year-old history before it was reopened around lunchtime. “There are still flood risks but the rain is not quite as torrential as we have been having”.
On Tuesday night, soldiers were sent in to evacuate homes around a storm-battered bridge after it started to collapse, prompting fears of flooding and a possible gas explosion.
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Passengers on nine flights into Belfast International Airport were temporarily held on planes due to high winds.
