Beach huts washed into the sea as storm batters Cornwall

High winds and towering waves in Cornwall has seen in beach huts being swept into the sea. With a Met Office yellow warning for wind across the South West in place due to storm Pierrick, named by Meteofrance, the beach huts at Castle Beach in Falmouth were washed into the sea. Predictions from the Met Office suggest general gusts of 45-55mph (72-89km/h), increasing to 60-65mph (97-105km/h) on exposed coasts, were likely to have been reached overnight. They also indicated that there could be some gusts in Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly and south Devon reaching up to 75mph (121km/h). Porthleven’s sea wall suffered damage with debris scattered across Harbour Road. While in Falmouth, at least two beach huts were swept into the sea, as the dramatic videos show. Falmouth Coastguard had issued a warning about a combination of strong winds, spring tides and storm surges. #cornwall #storm #cornwalluk Subscribe: @cornwall_live?sub_confirmation=1 Cornwall Live Homepage: Cornwall Live Facebook: Cornwall Live IG: Cornwall Live Twitter: You can get all the latest news, sport, showbiz and comment at LIKE | COMMENT | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE