Victims of the Valentine Tempest: Heavily pregnant woman, 20, dies in car in pelting rain, masonry collapses on mother-of-three and freak wave claims life of cruise ship diner.

Three people have died in new storm carnage across the UK

Freak wave hit a cruise ship, killing a pensioner as he dined with his wife

James Swinstead, 85, died 'almost instantly' as wave struck

Minicab driver was crushed to death after part of a building fell on her car

Third victim named as Sophie Williams, who was pregnant

She died in a  car crash on a country road in Tredegar, South Wales

Fallen tress and masonary paralysed road and rail networks 

Councils planning on building on land that has been submerged in the floods

The great Valentine’s Night storm left three people dead and caused continuing mayhem across Britain yesterday.

In the most shocking incident, a freak wave in the English Channel smashed through the window of a cruise ship, killing pensioner James Swinstead 'almost instantly' as he dined with his wife.

Fallen trees and masonry paralysed road and rail networks in the worst devastation since the winter storms began.