What has been described as “the worst storm to hit Britain in the history of the world, ever” has been wreaking havoc across southern Britain since Sunday.
The terrified population were advised to stay indoors –in a cellar, preferably, or hiding under a table – as 3,000mph winds blew high tides over sea walls, reversed the flow of major rivers, and hurled aircraft and high-sided vehicles into space. The Isle of Wight has been washed ashore and is currently pushing Southampton northwards, while the Scilly Isles are reported to be surfing a giant wave up the Bristol Channel.
All over the south, electricity lines have been blown down, leaving them lashing around wildly, shooting out bolts of electricity at random, while tall buildings have been uprooted and flung into the stratosphere, where employers have been forced to ban workers from taking smoking breaks outside – although the lack of oxygen at such extreme altitudes made the chances of lighting up fairly remote anyway.
Structural engineers were this morning called to the south Devon coast, which has shown worrying signs of lifting. If this happens, according to experts, the whole of Britain could be sheared from its rock bed, creating conditions where ground effect could send it skimming at tremendous speed across Northern Europe like a giant, uncontrollable hovercraft.
The storm was expected to abate in the evening, with scattered showers and sunny spells on Tuesday.
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