Sunderland covered in foam as Storm Babet strikes

The suburb of Seaburn in Sunderland has seen its seafront overrun by sea foam this morning as Storm Babet sent waves dashing against the shoreline.

The thick, mysterious foam flooded onto the street on Friday amid extreme weather conditions in the North East.

Benches, a bus stop and the main road were pictured blanketed in the foam as locals battled against fierce winds on the morning rush hour.

Sunderland is one of many areas under a weather warning from the Met Office today, with the storm now expected to last into the weekend. A notice from the forecaster reads: "Strong easterly winds will continue through Friday, and also into Saturday for northeast England and eastern Scotland."

Foam stretched onto the main road after choppy conditions were brought on by the storm (PA)

Strong winds of up to 60mph are causing major transport disruption across the UK, and the stormy weather looks set to continue into Saturday. Major rail disruption has been caused in multiple areas, including several routes in north-west England, the Midlands and north Wales closed due to flooding.

Gales, snow and rain to batter country today with 80mph wind gusts

The North East is under a Yellow weather warning until tomorrow (PA)

Flood warnings are also in place at several locations across the country. A month's worth of rain fell in just a few hours in some parts of Scotland, and residents of the town of Brechin in Angus have been ordered to evacuate over 'significant danger to life' from flooding. The body of a 57-year-old woman was recovered from a river in Angus, where a red weather alert is currently in place.