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| UK storms: 'Colossal waves' set to batter coastal areas | UK storms: 'Colossal waves' set to batter coastal areas |
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| "Colossal waves" whipped up by winds of up to 70mph are likely to cause more flooding as some coastal areas take another battering, forecasters warn. | "Colossal waves" whipped up by winds of up to 70mph are likely to cause more flooding as some coastal areas take another battering, forecasters warn. |
| Western and southern areas are likely to bear the brunt, where flooding could be worse than that seen in recent days. | Western and southern areas are likely to bear the brunt, where flooding could be worse than that seen in recent days. |
| More than 100 flood warnings, meaning "flooding is expected", are in place in England, Scotland and Wales. | More than 100 flood warnings, meaning "flooding is expected", are in place in England, Scotland and Wales. |
| A severe flood warning, meaning "danger to life", is in place for the Lower Stour in Dorset. | A severe flood warning, meaning "danger to life", is in place for the Lower Stour in Dorset. |
| The weather is also causing some travel disruption: | |
| Around the UK: | |
| 'Lethal' waves | |
| BBC forecaster John Hammond said there was no good news for exposed places around southern and western coasts where there would be "colossal waves". | BBC forecaster John Hammond said there was no good news for exposed places around southern and western coasts where there would be "colossal waves". |
| "Add on top of that high spring tides again - and very, very strong winds of up to 70mph - and here's your recipe for scenes similar, or perhaps even worse, than those we've seen over the last couple of days." | "Add on top of that high spring tides again - and very, very strong winds of up to 70mph - and here's your recipe for scenes similar, or perhaps even worse, than those we've seen over the last couple of days." |
| He added: "These waves are going to be absolutely lethal if you get in the way of them." | He added: "These waves are going to be absolutely lethal if you get in the way of them." |
| The Met Office issued a warning of gusts of up to 70mph on Britain's west coast, the south-east of England and the east coast of Northern Ireland on Monday. | The Met Office issued a warning of gusts of up to 70mph on Britain's west coast, the south-east of England and the east coast of Northern Ireland on Monday. |
| It said a large, deep depression in the Atlantic had been "whipping waves up" out at sea and these would come into western and southern coastal areas of the UK as a large swell on Monday. | It said a large, deep depression in the Atlantic had been "whipping waves up" out at sea and these would come into western and southern coastal areas of the UK as a large swell on Monday. |
| "This, combined with waves driven by the winds in UK waters on Monday, will generate wave heights of 7-10m over parts of western Scotland, Wales and south-west England, and 3-7m in much of the English Channel and Irish Sea," it added. | "This, combined with waves driven by the winds in UK waters on Monday, will generate wave heights of 7-10m over parts of western Scotland, Wales and south-west England, and 3-7m in much of the English Channel and Irish Sea," it added. |
| "The public should be aware of the dangers of waves crashing onshore and over-topping shore lines and sea fronts." | "The public should be aware of the dangers of waves crashing onshore and over-topping shore lines and sea fronts." |
| As well as the severe flood warning for Iford Bridge Home Park, Dorset, more than 90 flood warnings - meaning flooding is expected and immediate action is required - are in place in England and Wales. | As well as the severe flood warning for Iford Bridge Home Park, Dorset, more than 90 flood warnings - meaning flooding is expected and immediate action is required - are in place in England and Wales. |
| More than 230 flood alerts - meaning "flooding is possible, be prepared" - are also in place. | More than 230 flood alerts - meaning "flooding is possible, be prepared" - are also in place. |
| Residents in Dorset and Oxfordshire, already inundated by high waters, were again urged by the Environment Agency to prepare for "significant flooding" on the Thames, Dorset Stour and Frome. | Residents in Dorset and Oxfordshire, already inundated by high waters, were again urged by the Environment Agency to prepare for "significant flooding" on the Thames, Dorset Stour and Frome. |
| Flooding is also expected to continue on the Somerset Levels, and rivers in southern England, including the Severn, remain "very high". | |
| The BBC's Andrew Plant, in south Somerset, says the village of Muchelney has been cut off for about four days. | |
| "On a day when many people are just going back to work after Christmas and the new year, for people in Somerset the going is very difficult indeed - and for the villagers here they are not going anywhere anytime soon," he says. | |
| In Scotland, 10 flood warnings are in place in Perth and Kinross while, elsewhere in Scotland, a further 15 flood alerts are in place. | In Scotland, 10 flood warnings are in place in Perth and Kinross while, elsewhere in Scotland, a further 15 flood alerts are in place. |
| Strong winds and high tides have caused serious flooding in County Down and sandbags have been distributed in a number of towns close to the county's coastline amid fears of further problems. | Strong winds and high tides have caused serious flooding in County Down and sandbags have been distributed in a number of towns close to the county's coastline amid fears of further problems. |
| The Met Office has issued a yellow warning of winds for Northern Ireland. | |
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