Storm Angus batters Britain for a second day bringing floods, five-metre high waves and 97mph winds – as well as leaving 2,000 homes without power
BRITS in many parts of the country have woken up to floodwater and damaged buildings this morning as Storm Angus took hold last night.
Winds of 97mph were reported by BBC Weather off the south coast this morning with one family in Folkestone, Kent, saying it sounded like “we [were] next to a [Boeing] 747 jet on take off”.
They added: “Whole house is shaking and windows flexing … Crazy here.”
Next door in Brighton, East Sussex, a video emerged showing strong winds wrecking scaffolding that collapsed onto an empty parked car.
The family also tweeted a view of the choppy seas outside their front door and claimed waves five metres tall were breaking on the beach.
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A severe flood alert – a warning of immediate danger to life – was put out in Devon before the River Mole burst its banks.
Police had to evacuate a chalet park as fast flowing water rose to around 4ft in South Molton.
Residents were allowed to return to their homes just over an hour after the emergency measure was taken as the rain had stopped and floodwater reduced.
Almost 2,000 properties in the south-west of England, most of them in Devon, are without electricity say Western Power Distribution.
Southern England has been hit particularly hard by this season’s first named storm with reports of damaged walls, broken trees and floodwater.
This morning the storm system is unleashing rainwater in the Midlands, East Anglia and Wales as it moves further north.
The highest recorded rainfall so far is in Exeter where 53mm fell but that could rise with 21 flood warnings and 30 flood alerts issued across southwestern England.
The High Street in Swanage, Dorset, was closed after sea water flooded the road and the sea wall was damaged with bricks splattered across the sea front.
A huge cargo ship has also been taking on water in the English channel after hitting a barge filled with rocks.
There are estimated to be 20-30 crew members on board with five having been rescued so far.
There could have been a potentially fatal accident in Guernsey, Channel Islands, when a tree fell in strong winds and smashed through a bench.
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