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Thursday, December 5, 2013

STRONG ARCTIC WINDS AND RAGING SEAS IN BRITAIN - SEA WALLS ALREADY BREACHED

 
Sea walls already breached by raging seas more than two hours BEFORE high tide as 140mph Arctic winds batter British coastline.
 
  • More than 295 Environment Agency flood alerts in place in England and Wales, with most in East Anglia
  • Gusts of 140mph in parts of Aberdeenshire and Inverness-shire as ALL trains in Scotland are cancelled
  • Scarborough has been hit by surging seas and what one witness called it 'a scene from Titanic'
  • Environment Secretary Owen Paterson chaired an emergency Cobra meeting today on storm disruption
  • Police Scotland advise motorists not to drive in the south, west, central belt and south Perthshire
  • Storm will create the biggest waves in living memory off north-east over next few days, peaking on Saturday
  • Public should expect 36 hours of disruption, Norfolk Police warns as Great Yarmouth homes are evacuated
  • Evacuations planned in Essex and Suffolk as people are seen being rescued in North Wales and Merseyside


  • Dozens of pictures and full coverage here - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2518340/Sea-walls-breached-raging-seas-hours-BEFORE-high-tide-140mph-Arctic-winds-batter-British-coastline.html


    UK beach homes destroyed by the storm
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2519311/Norfolk-beach-homes-destroyed-worst-storm-surge-SIXTY-years.html


    RATS invade flooded areas in Britainhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2519891/Beware-invasion-flood-rats-Homeowners-hit-tidal-surge-told-avoid-contact-water-amid-fears-pest-invasion.html

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