He added: "The thoughts of the whole country will be with the people in Cumbria and the North West who have suffered so terribly from the devastating storms this weekend.
"The Government is doing everything it can to help those who have seen their homes flooded - and to try and prevent further damage.
Mr Cameron also paid a "huge tribute" to the emergency workers and troops who were deployed after a month's rain fell in a day – and praised the "tremendous response" of locals who had taken in stranded families.
Utility companies are battling to provide clean water and power to residents in Cumbria, with the county declaring a major incident.
Meanwhile, extensive travel disruption is expected in the morning rush hour - with Network Rail warning that the West Coast Main Line will remain closed north of Carlisle "for several days".
It explained that 8ft of water had flooded the railway near Carlisle, with engineers waiting for the water to recede before conducting safety checks and repairs.
On Sunday, services connecting London with Glasgow and Edinburgh were terminating at Preston, leaving many stranded.
In a statement, Virgin Trains said West Coast customers should not attempt to travel between Carlisle and Scotland at all on Monday - as no rail replacement services would be running on the roads because of the severe weather conditions.
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