The UK had severe weather conditions from 5 December 2013, with two killed and several injuries reported on local news. High winds and driving rain battered most of Britain but the worst areas affected were the East coast seaside towns and villages. Tidal surges caused flooding and damage along the East coastline and crumbling cliffs due to rising of sea levels even caused some homes and a lifeboat station in Hemsby to collapse into the sea. Many seaside towns were under water and thousands of people evacuated from their homes.
Check out these YouTube videos for visuals of the tidal surges happening, the first one shows just how powerful and frightening the ocean can be:
Links to some news reports:
BBC
The Independent
Image from Wikimedia Commons
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