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The worst storm in at least a quarter of a century caused chaos as it
battered Cornwall last night.
Harbour walls crumbled, flooded homes had to be evacuated, and rail services
were thrown into disarray after a high tide combined with 80mph winds
whipped huge waves on to seafronts.
This picture of waves crashing on to the seafront at Penzance illustrates
the storm’s power.
Queen’s Hotel bar manager Ryan Harvey said: “I could see waves
coming over the top of the hotel. That’s a sight I will probably
never see again. You just had to see it to believe it.”
In Newlyn, the town’s famous Newlyn Bridge was under
water and part of the sea wall was damaged. In Looe, 30 homes and businesses
were flooded. In Polperro, water gushed down the main street. The worst
storm in at least a quarter of a century caused chaos as it battered Cornwall
last night.
Harbour walls crumbled, flooded homes had to be evacuated,
and rail services were thrown into disarray after a high tide combined
with 80mph winds whipped huge waves on to seafronts.
This picture of waves crashing on to the seafront at Penzance illustrates
the storm’s power.
Queen’s Hotel bar manager Ryan Harvey said: “I
could see waves coming over the top of the hotel. That’s a sight
I will probably never see again. You just had to see it to believe it.”
In Newlyn, the town’s famous Newlyn Bridge was under
water and part of the sea wall was damaged. In Looe, 30 homes and businesses
were flooded. In Polperro, water gushed down the main street.
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