Weather: Aberystwyth 'Damage' As Tides Hit UK Coastal homes in Aberystwyth are evacuated as 6ft waves cause widespread damage while further UK weather warnings are issued.More than 100 volunteers are searching for an 18-year-old student who went missing after heading out to take photos of Friday's storms.Harry Martin was last seen on Thursday afternoon leaving his home in Newton Ferrers, near Plymouth, to take photographs of the bad weather.The search came as extensive flood warnings remained in place on Saturday, a day after high inds and high tides combined to batter the UK in the latest bad winter weather.Police, the Coastguard, Plymouth's RNLI lifeboat, and the coastal rescue helicopter based at RNAS Culdrose were called in as the search for Harry resumed on Saturday. A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "Specialist search dogs and members of the public are continuing to search for Harry. This will continue throughout today."Over 100 members of the public have volunteered to assist with searches in the local area of Newton Ferrers."We would ask any members of the public wishing to assist in our search to attend Noss Mayo village hall in order that officers can -ordinate the search."We advise the public not to put themselves at risk." 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 night, and a woman died after being rescued from the sea in Croyde Bay, north Devon. The ferocious weather has left widespread damage.University student Millie Farmer said the promenade in Aberystwyth, west Wales, was a "complete mess" after giant waves smashed the sea front.She estimated that the damage would cost hundreds of thousands of pounds."They're starting to clear up. It's a complete mess," said 19-year-old Miss Farmer, from Shepreth, Cambridgeshire."You can't see the road. The promenade slabs have been scattered everywhere. It's an extension of the beach." The high waves forced around 100 people living close to the sea front to seek shelter on higher ground, with many taking shelter in rest centresNot far away, rail lines in north Wales were left buckled by the power of the sea and a road collapsed in Amroth, Pembrokeshire. High tides and large waves also flooded streets in Looe in Cornwall and Salcombe and Kingsbridge in Devon.A man and child were almost swept away by a huge wave at Mullion Cove in Cornwall as they peered over the sea wall to watch the raging sea.Elsewhere in Cornwall vehicles driving on a coastal road were swamped and almost washed away by a tidal surge.The hundreds of spectators flocking to view areas hit by high waves and flooding prompted the Environment Agency to issue a warning, urging people to stay away.residents in Chiswell and Portland in Weymouth, Dorset, were evacuated ahead of high tide on Friday night and a siren also sounded on Saturday repeating the warning. Homes have already been flooded inland across the UK as well after rivers from Cornwall to Scotland burst their banks.The worst affected areas are the Severn Estuary in Gloucestershire and the River Stour in Dorset. The danger has been created by a combination of the effects of widespread heavy rain mixed with exceptionally high tides along the west of the UK.Water levels at the part of the River Severn affected by tidal flows are approaching the highs of 2007 that left huge areas inundated.The Environment Agency say that defences put in place after the 2007 floods are largely holding up so far. A spokesperson said most recent estimates suggest that around 90 properties have flooded since yesterday, bringing the total number of properties flooded to around 220.But the they added that continued heavy rain and high tides are leaving several areas around the UK, both on the coast and inland, still at risk of flooding.Forecasters warned the bad weather conditions will continue over the next few days, with many areas already saturated.Up to 30mm (1.2ins) of rain is forecast in south east England on Saturday and similar amounts on higher ground on Sunday. 'Difrod' Tywydd Aberystwyth Fel Llanw Hit UK "Beach Dinistrio" Pogoda Aberystwyth "szkoda" Jak Tides Hit UK "Plaża Destroyed" Погода Абериствит 'Нанесенный' Как Tides Хитов Великобританию "Пляж Уничтожено" الطقس ابيريستويث 'الضرر' كما ضرب المد والجزر في المملكة المتحدة "شاطئ المدمرة" Tiempo Aberystwyth "Daño" Como Tides Golpe Reino Unido "Beach Destroyed" Vremea Aberystwyth "Damage" Ca Tides Hit Marea Britanie "Beach distrus" "Damage" Времето Абъристуит Както Tides Хит UK "Beach Унищожени"

• published: 04 Jan 2014
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