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Storm Ingrid washes away part of Teignmouth’s historic pier | UK weather
Downpours and high winds are likely to continue after Storm Ingrid wreaked havoc in the south-west and washed away part of a historic pier in Devon, the Met Office said on Saturday. It has been a wet weekend for many, with yellow weather warnings for heavy rain in place across parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and south-west England and Wales. A yellow warning is in place for an area covering Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and much of south Wales until 10pm on Saturday, while separate warnings in Northern Ireland and Scotland will run until 9am on Sunday. Approximately 20-40mm of rainfall is expected across most of the south-west – while some exposed locations could see up to 50mm, the forecaster said, with a risk of flooding to areas battered by rain in recent days. Storm Ingrid, as named by the Portuguese national weather service IPMA, caused chaos with powerful waves in parts of the south-west on Saturday. In the Devon coastal town of Teignmouth, part of its Victorian pier collapsed with the force of the …
Panic as historic UK pier ‘washes away’ in ‘wild’ storm | UK | News
Part of a historic UK pier has been washed out to sea amid battering winds on the southwest England coast brought by Storm Ingrid. Dramatic photos showed Teignmouth Pier, which opened in the Devon town in 1867, collapsing amid huge waves overnight into Saturday, January 24. Part of the coastline’s sea wall, which protects a railway line in nearby Dawlish, also partially collapsed, causing travel disruption between Plymouth and Exeter St Davids. Cate Williams, mayor of Teignmouth, said the family-owned pier had been in a state of age-related decline but added that it was “sad” to see it ravaged by the “wild” weather. “It has lost part of the pier structure itself, that has dissolved and gone away into the sea,” she told the BBC. “It’s an older pier and it was needing some attention and I suppose wear and tear has taken its toll.” She added: “It has survived many weather conditions as well as world wars. It’s sad when you look at it now, to see some of it missing.” Storm Ingrid began causing …
Part of Teignmouth Grand Pier in Devon washed away during Storm Ingrid | UK News
Part of a historic pier in Devon has been washed away during Storm Ingrid. Images showed Teignmouth Grand Pier, built in 1865, missing a huge chunk. It comes after the Met Office issued yellow weather warnings for rain across Devon, Cornwall and parts of Scotland, with flooding and travel disruption likely. Image: How Teignmouth Grand Pier used to look. File pic: DS Pugh Check out the weather forecast in your area Forecasters have warned of heavy rainfall on Saturday in an alert running from 2am to 10pm and covering large parts of southwest England and south Wales. Image: Teignmouth has been battered by Storm Ingrid. Pics: Eddie Holden There is also another Met Office yellow warning for rain covering a similar area from 6pm on Monday to 2pm on Tuesday. Teignmouth mayor, Councillor Cate Williams, said the pier was already in poor condition. She told Sky News: “It goes out for a bit and then effectively there is a portion of it that has just washed away, dissolved, and then you have another little bit …