Around 170 UK flights had been cancelled as of early Sunday morning but that number has risen throughout the day.<br /><br />Heathrow has suffered a further 26 cancellations and 133 delayed flights as the chaos continues while Gatwick axed another 16 with 68 disrupted.<br /><br />Gatwick Airport urged customers to set off from home early to make their flights amid disrupted rail and road routes.<br /><br />About 60 per cent of flights were disrupted coming into and out of the Heathrow, while Gatwick experienced about 30 per cent, according to Travel news service Inrix.<br /><br />Shocking footage captured at the London airport shows a pilot trying and failing to land during the horror weather.<br /><br />It came as the Met Office issued "danger to life" warnings as gales continued to rage across the country.<br /><br />A rare red weather warning for rain was issued for parts of Wales as dramatic images show the flooding from Storm Dennis wrecking havoc.<br /><br />Other clips show planes landing at Birmingham Airport, descending slowly as they battle the winds.<br /><br />ABORT, ABORT ABORT<br />Several jets shook and swayed in the air above the airport but managed to touch down safely.<br /><br />Others bounced on the runway after landing but despite the frightening scenes the planes were able to land successfully.<br /><br />EasyJet has cancelled about 118 flights, while British Airways has axed around 50.<br /><br />Virgin cancelled four long-distance flights from Heathrow to Hong Kong and Boston scheduled for yesterday and today.<br /><br />Meanwhile, British Airways confirmed 40 short-haul flights to and from Heathrow last night and this evening had been cancelled, with routes to Amsterdam and Glasgow the worst affected.<br /><br />The Met Office has said the storm has become "life-threatening" in South Wales.<br /><br />It comes as two people were found dead yesterday in rough seas.<br /><br />Forecaster Greg Dewhurst said: "It's quite an extreme move but we have seen widespread falls across the whole region."<br /><br />Severe flood warning were issued for the Scottish Borders and for the River Neath in South Wales as images showed how the River Taff had burst its banks at Pontypool.<br />Homeowners say they received flood alerts at 4am telling them to take immediate action and move to safety.<br /><br />One mum-of-two said: "I was woken up by a phone call and then had a voicemail saying to get to safety.<br /><br />"It was really frightening as I've never experienced flooding like this before."<br />
