STORM AT HOME
SHIPPING IN TROUBLE. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. SNOW IN LONDON. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (British Official Wireless.) Received January 30, 11.25 a.m. RUGBY, Jan. 29. The cold north-easterly gale continues, and the coasts of the British Isles are lashed by heavy seas. Considerable damage lias been done in several parts, notably in Wales, where the seas broke through the defences and flooded the streets in some coastal resorts. Snow fell in London and the streets of Dover are swept by snowstorms. Shipping is suffering a severe buffeting. After being holed through fouling the cable of an anchored German steamer off Gravesend and narrowly missing a collision with a ferry boat, the small Dutch motor sloop Wiljan drifted ashore. The captain, his wife, child, and the crew were rescued. Road conditions in many parts of the country are exceptionally bad and in Dorset many motorists have found it necessary to abandon their cars for the night and seek shelter in road houses.
The missing occupants of a bus which was snowed up in a desolate area of Exmoor had great difficulty in reaching shelter. Many roads throughout the country are unusable or dangerous for traffic, although the main roads generally have been kept clear.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 51, 30 January 1937, Page 9
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