Impact
- Falling trees, structural damage to building (i.e. a roof being ripped off a building by the wind)
- Damage to homes, and businesses
- Loss of electricity affecting telephone, internet and cooking at home
- Buses, railways and planes cannot run their services
Consequences
- Deaths and injuries from falling trees, and road accidents
- Having to visit your GP if you get injured or a visit to A&E at a hospital
- Road and travel disruption
- Disruption to water, gas and electricity at home
- Damage to people’s homes in your community
- Businesses unable to trade
- Flooding for towns on the coast due to flooding from the sea
- Communities having to be evacuated to a safe place
- If you are near high waves the power of the water can be very serious and result in injury or death
- Damage to coastal defences letting sea water flood a previously safe area
What You Can Do
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