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UK set for storms and flooding; UK set for storms and flooding
Topic Started: 9th March 2008 - 07:47 PM (66 Views)
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Britain is bracing itself for what forecasters warn will be the worst storm of the winter.

People have been warned to stay inside as winds of up to 80mph, rain and hailstones are set to batter the country in two waves.

South Wales and southern England are expected to bear the brunt of the storm but the Met Office has severe weather warnings in place for all of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and southern and central Scotland.

Martin Young, chief forecaster at the Met Office, said: " It will be very windy for many parts of the UK in the early part of next week, but especially so across coasts in the south.

"Southerly winds are expected to strengthen during the early hours of Monday causing severe gales. After a brief respite, further westerly severe gales are forecast for later in the day and into the early hours of Tuesday."

The Environment Agency has urged people to stay away from coastal areas as the storm brings the risk of high waves and flooding.

David Rooke, head of flood risk management at the Environment Agency said: "The strong winds will combine with spring high tides to significantly elevate the water levels along the coast which is likely to cause some flooding."

P&O Ferries has cancelled its sailings from Portsmouth to Bilbao and from Bilbao to Portsmouth on March 11 because of the severe weather warning, according to an announcement on its website
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Yes, and still the idiots in Westminster urge councils to build more houses on flood plains. Will they never learn.
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