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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 worth of damage across 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 in Devon. | 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. |
| Strong winds and heavy rain are again spreading across south-west England. | Strong winds and heavy rain are again spreading across south-west England. |
| Communities across west Cornwall have reported power cuts, including Penzance, Newlyn, Marazion, Madron, Heamoor, Gulval, Sancreed and St Just. | |
| More than 400 homes were left without power in the Alverton area of Penzance, Western Power confirmed. | |
| Engineers were working to find the faults, it added. | |
| Sea defences | Sea defences |
| The Met Office has issued a yellow alert for high winds in the South West from 15:00 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. | 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 reported felled by high winds across part of the Cornwall, BBC South West Travel tweeted. | |
| The Tamar Bridge between Plymouth in Devon and Saltash in Cornwall was closed to all traffic for a period after wind speeds surpassed 70mph, police said. | |
| More than 65 reports of fallen trees requiring police to attend were reported across Devon and Cornwall in an hour, officers added. | |
| Cornwall Council's Silver Command asked drivers not to make unnecessary journeys on Tuesday evening. | |
| After Devon and Cornwall were battered by heavy weather over the weekend, the scenes were repeated again on Monday. | 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. | 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 more recent storms, he said it had increased his assessment 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 it 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". |
| A senior Cornwall Council officer said the weather was "stretching our resources very, very hard". | 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. | 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." | "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. | 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." | "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. | 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". | 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. |