SEVERE STORMS
SNOW IN BRITAIN
BUSY TIME FOR LIFEBOATS
LIGHTSHIP CREWS RELIEVED
LIGHTNING AND HAIL By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received February 26. 5.5 p.m.) British Wireless KUGBY. Feb. 25 Vessels round the British coast are still encountering extremely heavy weather. Several distress calls were answered by lifeboats. After waiting for 12 days for relief, which was overdue because of almost continuous south-westerly gales, the crews of four lightships off the Irish coast at Wexford were brought ashore at Rosslare at the week-end. For 26 days the men had been isolated and their supplies of fresh food ran out. Their water supply had to be rationed. The crews were only relieved at considerable risk while heavy seas were still running. Stormy weather continues throughout the British Isles. Heavy snowfalls have occurred in South Wales and in the south of England. The storms have been accompanied by lightning and considerable damage has been caused.
Mountainous seas broke over Chesil Beach, isolating Portland Bill from the mainland.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22045, 27 February 1935, Page 11
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163SEVERE STORMS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22045, 27 February 1935, Page 11
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