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farther south until it was too late. Suffolk and Essex suffered most. By midnight, Felixstowe, Harwich and Maldon had been flooded, with much loss of life. Soon after midnight, the sea walls on Canvey Island collapsed and 58 people died. At Jaywick in Clacton, the sea rose a metre in 15 minutes
at Orfordness lighthouse. On the 6th, further heavy rain contributed to flooding of properties in Felixstowe, Beccles, Adleburgh, Wrentham, Lowestoft and Cromer. There were reports of damage to infrastructure and road closures, where some roads were damaged by fast flowing water through drainage
in Bingley. On the 25th, sand drifts up to 1.5m high were reported in people’s gardens in Norfolk with reports of fallen trees, power cuts and flooding across Norfolk. Speed restrictions were imposed on the QE2 Bridge, and the Port of Felixstowe was closed due to high winds. On the railways, trees fell
Immingham Division 5 Division 2(N) Dover Newhaven Portsmouth Cromer Lowestoft Felixstowe Division 6 Division 2(S) Sheerness Division 3 Division 4 Coastal flood watch areas Area 7 Area 6 Area 5 Area 8 Area 4 Area 3 Area 9 Area 1 Area 2 Figure 6 - Scottish Environment Protection Agency tidal alert
Milford haven Newport Mumbles Ilfracombe Avonmout h Division 8 Hinckley Bournemouth Newlyn St Marys Port Errin Holyhead Division 9 Division 10 Plymouth Division 7 Weymouth Immingham Division 5 Division 2(N) Dover Newhaven Portsmouth Cromer Lowestoft Felixstowe Division 6 Division 2(S) Sheerness Division 3
Division 5 Division 2(N) Dover Newhaven Portsmouth Cromer Lowestoft Felixstowe Division 6 Division 2(S) Sheerness Division 3 Division 4 Coastal flood watch areas Area 7 Area 6 Area 5 Area 8 Area 4 Area 3 Area 9 Area 1 Area 2 Figure 6 - Scottish Environment Protection Agency tidal alert forecasting
0.34 0.9 Newport 0.07 0.63 Immingham 0.18 0.15 Mumbles 0.15 0.38 Cromer 0.54 0.77 Milford Haven -0.09 -0.09 Lowestoft 0.86 0.86 Fishguard 0 -0.19 Felixstowe Pier 0.58 0.65 Barmouth 0.41 0.46 Southend 0.38 0.52 Holyhead 0.33 0.91 Sheerness 0.38 0.52 Llandudno 0.51 1.35 Dover 0.51 0.06 Hilbre Island
Newhaven Portsmouth Cromer Lowestoft Felixstowe Division 6 Division 2(S) Sheerness Division 3 Division 4 Coastal flood watch areas Area 7 Area 6 Area 5 Area 8 Area 4 Area 3 Area 9 Area 1 Area 2 Figure 8 - Scottish Environment Protection Agency tidal alert forecasting areas. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL
