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Storms cause £4m damage in Cornwall Storms cause £4m damage in Cornwall
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Storms have caused more than £4m of damage in Cornwall in a month, the local authority has estimated. Storms have caused more than £4m worth of damage across Cornwall in a month, the local authority has estimated.
Much of the damage is to sea defences but flooding has also forced the closure of the main Exeter-to-Newton Abbot railway line, until Friday. Much of the damage is to sea defences but flooding has also forced the closure of the main Exeter-to-Newton Abbot railway line in Devon.
The Met Office has warned of further strong winds and heavy rain expected to hit the south-west of England later. Strong winds and heavy rain are again spreading across south-west England.
Near Exeter, firefighters rescued a man from a vehicle stuck in floodwater. His condition is unknown. More than 400 homes have been left without power in the Alverton area of Penzance, Western Power said. Engineers are working to find the fault.
Sea defencesSea defences
A water rescue team from Bridgwater, in Somerset, and two crews from Exeter helped with the rescue in Broadclyst, at about 07:20 GMT. The Met Office has issued a yellow alert for high winds in the South West from 15:00 GMT until 23:00 on Wednesday.
In Cornwall on Monday, strong winds and high tides flooded several places including Looe, Fowey, Newyln and Mevagissey. A flood warning was in place along the south Cornwall coast for high tide on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, the Environment Agency said.
Trees were being reported as being felled by high winds across part of the Cornwall, BBC South West Travel tweeted.
After Devon and Cornwall were battered by heavy weather over the weekend, the scenes were repeated again on Monday.
Strong winds and high tides flooded several places, including Looe, Fowey, Newyln and Mevagissey.
Geoff Brown, Cornwall Council's portfolio holder for homes and communities, said on Friday the estimated repair bill since 4 January was £3m.Geoff Brown, Cornwall Council's portfolio holder for homes and communities, said on Friday the estimated repair bill since 4 January was £3m.
But, following the storms during the weekend and on Monday, he said it had increased to more than £4m. But, following the more recent storms, he said it had increased his assessment to more than £4m.
He said: "Engineers are still assessing the damage caused across Cornwall.He said: "Engineers are still assessing the damage caused across Cornwall.
"Most of the damage has been caused to sea walls and sea defences, such as in Portreath, Newquay and in Newlyn. "Most of it has been caused to sea walls and sea defences, such as in Portreath, Newquay and in Newlyn.
"We're now hoping for a break in the weather to assess and repair the damage.""We're now hoping for a break in the weather to assess and repair the damage."
Mr Brown said engineers were trying to repair walls and defences to "minimise any further damage".Mr Brown said engineers were trying to repair walls and defences to "minimise any further damage".
In Devon, train operator First Great Western had initially said the Exeter-Newton Abbot line would only be closed until Wednesday as a result of the "poor weather conditions". A senior Cornwall Council officer said the weather was "stretching our resources very, very hard".
Dave Owens, assistant head of environment, said: "We have 300 miles of coastline and about 3,500 miles of watercourses in Cornwall, so it's challenging for all of our teams.
"We're making sure they also get good rest periods so they are ready to go over the next few days."
Cornwall councillor for Looe, Edwina Hannaford, said community spirit was helping people brave the events.
"We're resilient, we're stoic," she said. "You just get on with it and you help your neighbours out."
Near Exeter in Devon, firefighters rescued a man from a vehicle stuck in floodwater. His condition is unknown.
Elsewhere in the county, train operator First Great Western had initially said the Exeter-Newton Abbot line would only be closed until Wednesday as a result of the "poor weather conditions".
It has now extended the closure until Friday.It has now extended the closure until Friday.
The company tweeted that replacement road transport was being used to ferry passengers between the two stations.
It said sleeper services between London Paddington and Penzance had also been cancelled, until further notice.
It and rival operator CrossCountry were currently accepting each others' tickets between Bristol and Penzance, it added.
The Met Office has issued a yellow alert for high winds in the South West from 15:00 GMT until 23:00 on Wednesday.
A flood warning was in place along the south Cornwall coast for high tide on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, the Environment Agency said.