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| Storms hit battered south-west Britain | |
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| A forecaster at the Met Office said winds in the south-west | A forecaster at the Met Office said winds in the south-west |
| were likely to "continue along a similar sort of strength" through Wednesday | were likely to "continue along a similar sort of strength" through Wednesday |
| and people could expect weather in other areas to be more of the same. "The band of rain which is moving across from the south-west will | and people could expect weather in other areas to be more of the same. "The band of rain which is moving across from the south-west will |
| continue its journey north-eastwards during the course of the night, | continue its journey north-eastwards during the course of the night, |
| with fragmented outbreaks of rain – still pretty heavy – following on | with fragmented outbreaks of rain – still pretty heavy – following on |
| behind. | behind. |
| The Met Office forecaster said: "It will continue to be very windy. We can expect to see gusts of | The Met Office forecaster said: "It will continue to be very windy. We can expect to see gusts of |
| 60-70mph quite widely across parts of south Wales, Devon and Cornwall, | 60-70mph quite widely across parts of south Wales, Devon and Cornwall, |
| Somerset, Dorset, those sorts of areas." | Somerset, Dorset, those sorts of areas." |
| There are 67 flood warnings and 213 flood alerts also in place. | There are 67 flood warnings and 213 flood alerts also in place. |
| First Great Western Trains also issued a severe weather notice | First Great Western Trains also issued a severe weather notice |
| warning customers that services between Exeter St Davids and | warning customers that services between Exeter St Davids and |
| Penzance were suspended and customers were advised not to attempt to travel. | Penzance were suspended and customers were advised not to attempt to travel. |
| The bad weather continued hours after the Prince of Wales said the | The bad weather continued hours after the Prince of Wales said the |
| "tragedy" on the flood-hit Somerset Levels was that "nothing happened for | "tragedy" on the flood-hit Somerset Levels was that "nothing happened for |
| so long". Charles made the remarks as he met local farmers, flood victims and | so long". Charles made the remarks as he met local farmers, flood victims and |
| emergency services personnel. | emergency services personnel. |
| He pledged a £50,000 donation to support flood victims, with the | He pledged a £50,000 donation to support flood victims, with the |
| Duke of Westminster matching the funding with an additional £50,000. | Duke of Westminster matching the funding with an additional £50,000. |
| Charles's comments came amid growing anger over a perceived lack of government action to help flood-hit areas on the Levels. Residents have begged the Environment Agency to start dredging, with | Charles's comments came amid growing anger over a perceived lack of government action to help flood-hit areas on the Levels. Residents have begged the Environment Agency to start dredging, with |
| many complaining they are living in "third world" conditions with | many complaining they are living in "third world" conditions with |
| "overflowing" septic tanks. | "overflowing" septic tanks. |
| There have been further reports of flooding in Looe, where | There have been further reports of flooding in Looe, where |
| people have been advised to stay away from the seafront amid fears of | people have been advised to stay away from the seafront amid fears of |
| huge waves battering the coast. In Dawlish, | huge waves battering the coast. In Dawlish, |
| Devon, a seawall was reported to have collapsed and two people trapped in a car were rescued. | Devon, a seawall was reported to have collapsed and two people trapped in a car were rescued. |