Storm Babet: Torquay bar owner ‘loses everything’

Torbay Council warned that high tides were expected during the morning rush-hour over the next few days, “so there is always the potential for the seafront road to be closed”.

It said staff had been moving beach huts into storage since 2 October and the operation usually took about four weeks.

But “due to previous bad weather conditions, we have not been able to move them all yet” and “unfortunately, we are aware that there has been damage to several beach huts”.

Access to Roundham promenade had been closed “due to the number of huts in a precarious state”, said a council spokesperson.

“As soon as it is safe for a full assessment, we will update you further and contact customers individually,” they added.

Storm Babet[1], a complex area of low pressure which developed to the west of the Iberian Peninsula, was named by the Met Office on Monday.

People in others parts of the UK and Ireland are also being warned about the extreme rain and wind.

David Braine, Senior Meteorologist, BBC South West, said “some sizeable waves were whipped up by the easterly winds – an unusual direction for us to see such strong winds”.

He added no weather warnings were in force for the region, with most warnings in northern Britain.

References

  1. ^ Storm Babet (www.bbc.co.uk)