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| Voices from storm-hit South West | Voices from storm-hit South West |
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| Fierce winds and heavy rain have battered the South West of England for weeks and more dire weather is forecast in the coming days. | Fierce winds and heavy rain have battered the South West of England for weeks and more dire weather is forecast in the coming days. |
| The BBC's Michael Hirst is travelling around the West Country meeting those caught in the worst of the storms and floods and recording their experiences on video and camera. | |
| On Sunday in Cornwall he found stoical people in coastal communities, who may have lost earnings, fishing gear or property, but were thankful the storms had caused few casualties. | |
| On Monday he travelled inland to flooded parts of Somerset. | |
| Monday 10 February | |
| Sunday 9 February | Sunday 9 February |
| Patrick Harvey is the coxswain at RNLI Penlee lifeboat station and works closely with the fishing community. | Patrick Harvey is the coxswain at RNLI Penlee lifeboat station and works closely with the fishing community. |
| Josephine Wall is a retired mother of three from Porthleven. | Josephine Wall is a retired mother of three from Porthleven. |
| Jeremy Richards, 47, has been sailing around the Cornish coast for 40 years. He says he feels lucky to still have a boat. | Jeremy Richards, 47, has been sailing around the Cornish coast for 40 years. He says he feels lucky to still have a boat. |