Several miles of ballast which supports track on the railway line was washed away and one hundred feet of sea wall collapsed at Dawlish during the evening.
More floods are expected and coastguards are warning of gale force 9 for Wednesday morning.
Source: http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/update/2014-02-04/people-evacuated-as-storms-hit-devon-cornwall/
Pictures: https://www.dawlish.com/thread/details/33567