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Gales continue as clean-up begins Gales continue as clean-up begins
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Winds of up to 50mph (80km/h) are continuing to hit parts of the South West, hampering attempts to clear up damage caused by storms on Thursday. Winds of up to 50mph (80km/h) have hit parts of the South West, hampering attempts to clear up damage caused by storms on Thursday.
Uprooted trees have brought down power cables and Western Power Distribution engineers are working to restore power to about 400 homes across the region. Uprooted trees have brought down power cables and Western Power Distribution engineers are working to restore power to about 120 homes across the region.
A French fishing boat which got into difficulties off Rame Head in Cornwall is being towed into Plymouth. The Met Office said the gales and heavy rain should be starting to ease in the South West.
Road closures and cancelled ferries have caused some travel problems. Meanwhile, coastguards have criticised "wave dodgers" for risking their lives.
Plymouth's Tinside Swimming Pool has been flooded by the sea. Jeremy Lynn, from Brixham Coastguard, said: "Playing with the waves is not a good idea.
The outdoor pool should have opened on 1 June, but that was delayed because of an algal bloom in Plymouth Sound. "If the waves do catch you they will drag you off the sea wall or beach and take you out to sea."
The severe weather has continued to cause some travel disruption, with a number of road closures and cancelled ferry services.
The outdoor pool at Tinside Lido on Plymouth Hoe has been almost submerged by the sea.
It should have opened on 1 June for the summer season, but that was delayed because of an algal bloom in Plymouth Sound.
The city council said: "The pool will have to be drained entirely, cleaned out and then refilled before the public will be able to use it."The city council said: "The pool will have to be drained entirely, cleaned out and then refilled before the public will be able to use it."
Falmouth Coastguard said the French fishing vessel Maranello, with a crew of five on board, got into difficulties in rough seas after complete engine failure on Thursday night near the Eddystone Rocks. The Taw Bridge in Barnstaple has been closed to high-sided vehicles.
Another fishing boat anchored nearby overnight to keep a watch on the Maranello, but the Plymouth all-weather lifeboat was sent out at 06:15 BST to tow the vessel back to Plymouth. Yacht on rocks
On Thursday evening a 40ft clipper yacht drifted onto rocks at St Mawes in Cornwall. No-one was on board. Lester Willmington, from highways and traffic management in Devon, said the decision was taken after winds gusting up to 60mph (95km/h) were expected.
Since gales and heavy rain started battering the South West on Thursday afternoon, Devon County Council control room said its teams had cleared between 80-100 fallen trees. Elsewhere, a French fishing vessel which got into difficulties in rough seas after complete engine failure on Thursday night, near the Eddystone Rocks, has been towed into Plymouth by the RNLI all-weather lifeboat.
It said all A and B roads were clear and it was working to clear trees on unclassified roads in the county. On Thursday evening a 40ft clipper yacht drifted on to rocks at St Mawes in Cornwall. No-one was on board.
Devon County Council said since the onset of the severe weather, its teams had cleared between 80 and 100 fallen trees.
Cornwall Council said it had cleared six fallen trees in the county.
The Environment Agency still has a number of flood alerts on rivers and some coastal areas of the South West.The Environment Agency still has a number of flood alerts on rivers and some coastal areas of the South West.
The Met Office said the gales and heavy rain should begin to gradually ease in the South West from about midday.
Falmouth Coastguard said it had been a "very busy night" with several incidents to deal with, but there had been no major rescues.