Wind Warning Prompts New Coastal Flood Fear

Gust of up to 70mph are set to hit the west coast of Britain and Ireland on Monday, prompting fears of further coastal flooding.

More than 200 homes have already been flooded along the west of the UK from Cornwall to Scotland, with miles of coastline battered and roads left under water.

The devastation left in wake of the stormiest December since 1969 has prompted David Cameron to pledge that lessons will be learned.

A new warning has been issued by the Met Office saying that high winds from 3am on Monday along the coast of Scotland, Wales and southwest England could result in waves of up to 10 metres high.

Sky News's weather producer Joanne Robinson said: "Wave heights of 7-10m are possible for western Scotland, Wales and SW England.

High winds and a storm surge could reproduce the damaging waves of Friday

"Southern and western parts of Ireland could see waves higher than that. Wave heights of 3-7m are possible for much of the English Channel and Irish Sea.

"Coastal flooding is the main concern in the next 24 hours or so."

The Met Office has also issued yellow warnings for rain in the south of England and snow in the north of England and southern Scotland on Sunday.

Up to 40mm of rain could fall on higher ground on Sunday and there are more warnings of flooding and travel disruption.

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Fields around the Severn have been inundated, like these in Upton

The EA had previously warned that the south and west coasts of England and the Severn estuary are at risk of coastal flooding into next week.

Communities along the North East, including Whitby and South Shields, could also see flooding as well as parts of the south coast including Portsmouth.

The Swansea Bay, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Cardigan Bay, Lancashire, and south Solway Firth coasts were kept on flood alert in response to the Met Office's weather warning.

The warnings come as searches resumed in south Devon for missing 18-year-old university student Harry Martin, who was last seen leaving his home in Newton Ferrers, near Plymouth, on Thursday to take photographs of the weather.

Hundreds of local people joined in with the search by police dogs, Navy and police helicopters and an RNLI lifeboat on Saturday.

Police are searching for Harry Martin for a third day

No public are involved today but police said more resources have been brought in and the search area has been expanded.

Prayers were said at the Sunday service in Mr Martin's local church.

Two people have already died in the storms. A 27-year-old man from Surrey was found on Porthleven Sands beach in Cornwall after he was swept out to sea on New Year's Eve.

And a woman died after being rescued from the sea in Croyde Bay, north Devon.

There are currently 73 flood warnings and 216 flood alerts in place in England and Wales.

Drivers and spectators have been warned to take care in at risk areas

The government has come under criticism for planning to cut the number of jobs in the Environment Agency, which has the responsibility for flood protection.

David Cameron told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show on Sunday: "You are going to see record levels of spending on flood defences. We've guaranteed that, right out into 2020, so they can really plan right out into the future.

"Local authorities have had to make difficult decisions. The Environment Agency does have to make sure it controls its budgets carefully but we are making sure they invest in the front line."

"Huge sympathy to anyone who has had their house flooded. Anyone who has had a house or an office flooded knows it is absolutely dreadful.

The Thames Flood Barrier has been closed again

"There are always lessons to learn. I think we're doing a lot more things better."

The bad weather has caused widespread damage in coastal areas, including the sea front in Aberystwyth, west Wales, and damaged rail lines in north Wales.

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