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Yachts destroyed in 100mph winds Homes without power after storms
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Yacht owners are counting the cost of the weekend's gales which could reach more than £1m at one Devon marina. More than 5,000 homes are still without electricity after the weekend's gales caused chaos across the South West.
Winds gusting up to 100mph caused chaos at Queen Anne's Battery in Plymouth where boats on land collapsed against each other in a domino effect. The winds initially left more than 50,000 homes in Devon and Cornwall without power on Sunday morning.
Yacht owners are also counting the cost of the damage which could exceed more than £1m at one marina.
Winds gusting up to 100mph caused chaos at Queen Anne's Battery in Plymouth where boats on land fell against each other in a domino effect.
In Saltash, on the Cornish side of the River Tamar, more boats were ripped from their moorings.In Saltash, on the Cornish side of the River Tamar, more boats were ripped from their moorings.
Lifeboatmen described seeing a number of unmanned luxury yachts drifting down the river, helpless against the wind.
Yachts 'carnage'Yachts 'carnage'
The winds left more than 50,000 homes in Devon and Cornwall without electricity. Lifeboatmen described seeing a number of unmanned luxury yachts drifting down the river, helpless against the wind.
Two Plymouth lifeboats were launched at 0300GMT when the yacht Dolcebella's anchor cable became tangled up in its propellers, leaving it without power. Two Plymouth lifeboats were launched at 0300 GMT when the yacht Dolcebella's anchor cable became tangled up in its propellers, leaving it without power.
Gusts of up to 100mph left luxury yachts on their sides Another boat sank near the crossing, leaving only the top of its mast visible above the water. Gusts of up to 100mph left luxury yachts on their sides
Another boat sank near the crossing, leaving only the top of its mast visible above the water.
Plymouth RNLI Coxswain Dave Milford said: "It was carnage. There were boats piled up against each other at Saltash. I've never seen anything like it."Plymouth RNLI Coxswain Dave Milford said: "It was carnage. There were boats piled up against each other at Saltash. I've never seen anything like it."
He estimated the damage at Queen Anne's Battery, where 20 to 30 yachts were piled up against each other, would be millions of pounds.He estimated the damage at Queen Anne's Battery, where 20 to 30 yachts were piled up against each other, would be millions of pounds.
"I would not like to be the insurers, they just went over like dominoes," he said."I would not like to be the insurers, they just went over like dominoes," he said.
School bus hitSchool bus hit
More than 5,000 homes in Cornwall remained without electricity on Monday after gales knocked out power to about 25,000 homes in the county. More than 5,000 homes in Cornwall and 500 homes in Devon remained without electricity on Monday.
Schools at Indian Queens, Summercourt and Gwinear are closed because they lack power. Gales had knocked out power to about 25,000 homes in Cornwall and schools at Indian Queens, Summercourt and Gwinear are still closed because of power cuts.
Two schoolchildren from Penair School near Truro were injured by flying glass when their double-decker bus from Feock hit a branch thought to have been dislodged by gales.Two schoolchildren from Penair School near Truro were injured by flying glass when their double-decker bus from Feock hit a branch thought to have been dislodged by gales.
The children were treated for minor injuries at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro.The children were treated for minor injuries at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro.
Five hundred homes in Devon were still without power on Monday morning after the weekend's storms.
Weather forecasters are predicting more strong winds on Monday night with gales later in the week.Weather forecasters are predicting more strong winds on Monday night with gales later in the week.