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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Storms Bring Britian To a Sudden Halt |
| 2004-10-28 |
| HURRICANE-force winds hit Britain last night, creating havoc as people battled their way around flooded road and fallen trees. Houses and businesses were swamped by the sudden deluge, with sandbags and flood boards used as makeshift protection. The south coast bore the brunt of the 80mph storms and lashing rain - caused by a severe depression in the Bay of Biscay - as coastal towns were flooded. Two Virgin trains were stranded after waves crashed into them. The 10.03am Glasgow to Penzance train was hit and the 16.25pm Plymouth to York express. Passengers were evacuated by buses at Dawlish in Devon. In the Cornish village of Flushing, near Falmouth, about a dozen homes were evacuated as 18 inches of water poured into properties. A spokesman for Falmouth Coastguard said: "Conditions were very dangerous." In Looe, the sea level had risen so high the lifeboat crew could not open the doors to launch their raft. And police were on hand to stop people getting too close to the waves in Penzance and at Porthleven on the Lizard Peninsula. The Scilly Isles were battered and cross-Channel ferry sailings were cancelled. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #9 Kalle: You understood what one of the Cornish were saying? You've got me beat man. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2004-10-28 9:06:50 PM |
| #8 Howard UK.... LOL |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-10-28 6:54:21 PM |
| #7 I like their hens, too. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2004-10-28 4:11:28 PM |
| #6 Last time I was in Cornwall, a certain "Joe" spoke very loudly to himself next to me for one hour (in a pub). I gathered his life story was that he had been a dangerous criminal but now would rather drink beer and annoy tourists. he was also worried about aliens taking over and not understanding what Jesus said. Nice landscape, though. |
| Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever) 2004-10-28 1:08:04 PM |
| #5 LOL Howard - why've you got it in for the Cornish?! Lovely people, lovely county. My personal fave... The article 'blows' the weather out of proportion somewhat. Only the West coastal areas got hit badly. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-10-28 11:58:46 AM |
| #4 The only virgins you're likely to find in Cornwall. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-10-28 8:48:51 AM |
| #3 Yea. The "Virgin" brand. Like Virgin Atlantic, Virgin records. Or my Virgin Mobile celular phone. They run Trains in the UK. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-10-28 8:25:38 AM |
| #2 "Virgin trains"? |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-10-28 8:22:33 AM |
| #1 police were on hand to stop people getting too close to the waves in Penzance and at Porthleven on the Lizard Peninsula These aren't accidents.. they're throwing themselves into the sea lemming fashion. If I lived in Cornwall and my sister was my mother I'd do it too. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-10-28 7:51:24 AM |