8.13 PM Tuesday, 30 April 2024
  • City Fajr Shuruq Duhr Asr Magrib Isha
  • Dubai 04:21 05:40 12:19 15:46 18:52 20:11
30 April 2024

Britain's worst storm: A nation braces

Will Brewer, 4, plays in the foam washed ashore on the Brighton seafront on October 27, 2013 as high winds pick up ahead of an expected storm. (AFP)

Published

People stand on the rocks as large waves break against barriers at the harbour in Porthcawl, south Wales on October 27, 2013 as a predicted storm starts to build. 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)

People walk with a dog along the beach near Crosby as the sun sets in north west England on October 27, 2013.  (AFP)
 

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.  (AFP)

A ship makes its way out of the River Mersey passing the Iron Men of Anthony Gormley's art installation 'Another Place' near Crosby in north west England on October 27, 2013. (AFP)
 

Waves crash against the sea barriers in Porthcawl, south Wales on October 27, 2013 ahead of the arrival of a predicted storm. (AFP)
 

A woman is soaked as large waves crash against the walls of Brighton seafront, in southern England on October 27, 2013 as a predicted storm starts to build.  (AFP)
 

People walk with a dog along the seafront near Crosby in north west England on October 27, 2013. (AFP)