Storm Noa: Search for woman swept out to sea as Blackpool rollercoasters suspended in 96mph winds
1 year, 8 months ago

Storm Noa: Search for woman swept out to sea as Blackpool rollercoasters suspended in 96mph winds

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery A coastguard helicopter scours the rough sea off Brighton open image in gallery Large waves crash into the seafront In Brighton, the Coastguard, RNLI and police launched a search-and-rescue operation for a woman thought to be in the water near the Palace Pier. Rail services including Southern, Thameslink and Great Western Rail reported delays or cancellations because of the winds, which were named Storm Noa by Meteo France, the French weather forecaster. open image in gallery A search-and-rescue team at the Palace Pier, Brighton open image in gallery Waves break over Newhaven Lighthouse A woman was injured when her car hit a tree that had fallen on the A377 near Copplestone, Devon, police said, and a tree fell on a house in Cockington, Torquay, the BBC reported. A Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokeswoman said: “HM Coastguard’s Newhaven, Littlehampton and Shoreham Coastguard Rescue Teams, alongside Shoreham and Newhaven RNLI all-weather lifeboats, Sussex Police and the Coastguard helicopter from Lee-On-Solent are coordinating a search for a possible person in the water at Brighton Palace Pier, following concerns first raised to emergency services shortly before 4pm.” Tom Morgan, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “In addition to the strong winds, we’ve seen heavy showers and thunderstorms relatively widely through England and Wales this afternoon, particularly in south-east England and East Anglia.

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