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More than 80 Trees Brought Down by Storm Goretti on Tidal Island
Storm Goretti brought winds up to 111 mph, felling nearly 100 trees and destroying 80% of St Michael’s Mount’s woodland, with cleanup expected to take months, officials said.
- On Thursday, Storm Goretti’s 100mph winds blew down nearly 100 trees overnight at St Michael's Mount, an ancient tidal island off the coast of Cornwall that welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors.
- The Met Office said Storm Goretti was one of the most severe wind events in recent years as weather warnings escalated from amber to red on Thursday afternoon, prompting evacuations.
- Head gardener Darren Little said the island lost "80 per cent" of its trees, understorey plants were affected, and none of the island residents were hurt.
- Chainsaw crews started at 8.30am and worked until around 4.30pm on Friday morning, with Mr Little and his team clearing 15 trees to open the castle route; the clean-up may take three months.
- Although buildings remained largely intact, some trees are probably 80 to 100 years old, increasing cultural loss at St Michael's Mount, jointly managed by the St Aubyn Estate and National Trust.
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An iconic British landmark and filming location has been left savaged by Storm Goretti, with fears that the clean-up could take years.St Michael's Mount, off the coast of Cornwall, bore the brunt of the devastating storm this week, seeing up to 80 per cent of its trees felled.The rocky island has just 31 residents, all of whom were evacuated, but saw almost 100 trees torn down in the hurricane-like conditions, as gale-force winds ripped roofs of…
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More than 80 trees brought down by Storm Goretti on tidal island
The island has a weather station which recorded winds of 111mph on Thursday evening.
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