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Metro
Storm St Jude: Victim drawn to the sea then lost to the storm
Arms outstretched and laughing as giant waves crashed around him, this was 14-year-old Dylan Alkins, one of the victims of Britain’s killer storm.
The photo was taken two weeks ago on the south coast near Newhaven, East Sussex, where Dylan was swept out to sea on Sunday night.
The image was posted on a Facebook page in his memory.
Friend Aaron Windsor, who was with Dylan just before he died, said: ‘I told him not to go in but he didn’t listen to me.’
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MailOnline
Brazilian surfer may have set new World Record after riding 100-foot storm wave off the coast of Portugal
Witnesses believe Carlos Burle beat the world record for riding the tallest wave today as he surfed the waters off Praia do Norte, Protugal.
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Damage caused by #UKstorm – video roundup: http://bbc.in/1cnimDW & pic.twitter.com/8CXKLOZZjS
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..the 70,000 Malaysians in Britain are safe following the major storm that hit the southwestern part of the country, said Malaysia’s High Commissioner to Britain Datuk Seri Zakaria Sulong.
Star
Tuesday October 29, 2013 MYT 11:21:58 AM
Malaysians in Britain affected by storm
Passenger gates remain closed as services are disrupted due to bad weather at Brighton Train Station, Brighton, southern England. — AFP
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians in Britain have not been spared in what is described as one of the worst storms to hit the island in many years.
Student Sharlyn J. Edmund, who is studying criminology at Aberystwyth University in Wales, said that the area was lashed with strong winds in the past few days.
The weather’s been pretty bad everywhere in the country. It’s scary,” she said yesterday.
Postgraduate student Shariha Roseley, 25, from the University of Leeds, said heavy rain had been falling in her area for two to three days.
“The weather was cold and windy when I travelled to Oxford a fortnight ago. It is certainly the worst (storm) I’ve seen for the past few years,” she said.
Ainaa Azhar, a Malaysian student based in Bath, said that she had to reschedule her plans due to disrupted train service in the morning.
“Rubbish bins and trees were blown away. I and other students have been advised not to travel too far at this time,” he added.
Malaysians in Britain affected by storm
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IT’S ST JUDE! Not the saint patron of desperate causes but the hurricane-force now over the UK!
The Independent
It is billed as the “storm of the century” and would, if doomsday predictions were to be believed, bring the country to a grinding halt.
However, after initial forecasts of high winds and torrential rains due to strike today, later reports of the path and strength of the “St Jude’s Day Storm” were contradictory. The most concrete warning weathermen would give uncertain Britons was to “prepare” for winds of up to 80mph.
In a reflection of the pessimism with which many viewed the storm, it was named after St Jude – patron saint of desperate causes – whose feast day is tomorrow. When asked to comment on the storm’s name, the Met Office said naming storms was not within “their remit”.
What does St Jude have in store for us? The patron saint of …
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The Sydney Morning Herald
UK braces for St Jude, a hurricane-force storm packing winds up to 130km/h
Forecasters say a severe storm will hit the southern half of Britain later Sunday, bringing heavy rains and gusts of 100 to 130 kilometres per hour. Photo: APRead more: Kerry Taylor @KerryTaylor0065
Please Do not travel unless absolutely necessary. #staysafe http://m.portsmouth.co.uk/news/damage-and-disruption-as-storm-hits-portsmouth-area-1-5630279 …
Storms caused damage and disruption as they swept across the Portsmouth area today.
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Telegraph Pictures @TelegraphPics
St Jude’s storm in pictures: UK hit by hurricane-strength winds (pic by Steve Back) http://fw.to/Ei4pfhD pic.twitter.com/i1Mpx4pXyO
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Winds gusting up to 99mph bring chaotic start to working week as weather system known as St Jude sweeps in from Atlantic
High winds bring down a tree on top of a car in north London. Photograph: Twitter/BBC
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LIVE Updates: Train hits tree as storm causes rush hour chaos http://fb.me/2sckvRE8m
*A train has hit a tree in Ivybridge area, according to operators Cross Country trains. The incident occurred on the main line between Plymouth and Totnes around 6am. It is thought there were no passengers on board and the driver was unharmed. The train was due to be the 7.02 from Paignton
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BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking
Heathrow Airport says it’s cancelled 130 outgoing & incoming flights because of the threat posed by the #storm http://bbc.in/17r7XmT
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Star
Monday October 28, 2013 MYT 3:35:30 PM
Worst storm in decade lashes Britain, France
A boat is dragged from its mooring on the beach and destroyed by large waves near Brighton Marina, in southern England on October 27, 2013 ahead of a predicted storm. Britain was braced on October 27 for its worst storm in a decade, with heavy rain and winds of more than 80 miles (130 kilometres) an hour set to batter the south of the country. AFP
LONDON, Oct 28, 2013 (AFP) – Britain faced travel chaos on Monday and some 75,000 homes were without electricity in northern France as one of the worst storms in years battered the region, sweeping at least one person out to sea.
Britain’s national weather centre the Met Office warned of falling trees, damage to buildings and disruption to power supplies and transport as the storm hit England’s southwest coast late Sunday.
Worst storm in decade lashes Britain, France
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BBC News UK
UK storms: Millions braced for strong winds and heavy rain
5 hours ago
Millions of people in England and Wales have been warned to prepare for heavy rain and hurricane-force winds on Sunday night and Monday.
Gusts of up to 80 mph (120 kph) are predicted in the South West, moving north and eastwards overnight.
A number of train companies have already cancelled services until Monday morning at the earliest.
Hywel Griffith reports.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24690810
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Stormy seas batter coast at Porthcawl
4 hours ago
High winds and heavy rain are expected to see coasts around south and west Wales battered by large waves overnight.
Already on Sunday afternoon, seas were getting rough as these pictures at Porthcawl in south Wales show.
Weather warnings are in place across much of southern Britain.
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UK storms: Bristol surfers brave strong winds
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