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The South West is preparing itself for another battering by the elements with strong winds and rain forecast for Friday night and into the weekend.The South West is preparing itself for another battering by the elements with strong winds and rain forecast for Friday night and into the weekend.
There is a Met Office yellow alert for rain for Friday and Saturday and an amber wind alert for gusts up to 80mph (129km/h) for overnight and Saturday.There is a Met Office yellow alert for rain for Friday and Saturday and an amber wind alert for gusts up to 80mph (129km/h) for overnight and Saturday.
Tresco's famous Abbey Gardens on the Isles of Scilly have been put in danger from the storms.Tresco's famous Abbey Gardens on the Isles of Scilly have been put in danger from the storms.
In Devon work on the damaged section of railway at Dawlish will continue later.In Devon work on the damaged section of railway at Dawlish will continue later.
The Tresco gardens have about 20,000 species from 80 different countries.The Tresco gardens have about 20,000 species from 80 different countries.
Created by Lord Proprietor of the Isles of Scilly Augustus Smith in 1834, they are normally protected by sand dunes.Created by Lord Proprietor of the Isles of Scilly Augustus Smith in 1834, they are normally protected by sand dunes.
But storms have ripped up 15m (50ft) of the dunes, putting the gardens at risk of being swamped by the sea.But storms have ripped up 15m (50ft) of the dunes, putting the gardens at risk of being swamped by the sea.
Curator Mike Nelhams said it was a worrying situation and he was urgently looking at ways further erosion of the dunes could be prevented.Curator Mike Nelhams said it was a worrying situation and he was urgently looking at ways further erosion of the dunes could be prevented.
'I'm not going back'
In a statement the Duchy of Cornwall, which owns most of the land on the Isles of Scilly, said: "Members of the Duchy staff and representatives from the Council and Wildlife Trust have been assessing the damage on an on-going basis. Emergency repair work has already taken place in a few places including the tidal gate on the slip at Porthloo."In a statement the Duchy of Cornwall, which owns most of the land on the Isles of Scilly, said: "Members of the Duchy staff and representatives from the Council and Wildlife Trust have been assessing the damage on an on-going basis. Emergency repair work has already taken place in a few places including the tidal gate on the slip at Porthloo."
Railway engineers working on the damaged section of track at Dawlish, where the line runs at the very edge of the coast but has been left dangling above the sea after land was washed away, will continue with attempts to protect the track from the next bout of bad weather.Railway engineers working on the damaged section of track at Dawlish, where the line runs at the very edge of the coast but has been left dangling above the sea after land was washed away, will continue with attempts to protect the track from the next bout of bad weather.
Concrete will be sprayed onto the cliff to try to limit the short term damage. Work to restore the line properly starts next week.
Jacqueline Coles, one of those evacuated from her home in Dawlish said: "I won't feel safe even when they say we can go back. I'm going to say 'I'm not going back, you will have to put me somewhere else'."
Patrick McLoughlin, the Transport Minister is due to visit the town later.Patrick McLoughlin, the Transport Minister is due to visit the town later.
Meanwhile First Great Western has admitted limiting the number of advance purchase tickets because the company can not guarantee running certain services.Meanwhile First Great Western has admitted limiting the number of advance purchase tickets because the company can not guarantee running certain services.
Train services have been disrupted for weeks because of the bad weather.Train services have been disrupted for weeks because of the bad weather.
A spokesman for First Great Western said the restriction would only be in place "for a limited time".A spokesman for First Great Western said the restriction would only be in place "for a limited time".