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A holiday park in West Sussex has been evacuated with one person hospitalised after the River Arun burst its banks, sparking urgent warnings to “get to high ground”.
With hundreds of flood alerts in force across the country in the wake of Storm Kathleen, West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were preparing for rescue operations in the seaside town of Littlehampton.
They were also dealing with a “severe flooding incident” at Medmerry holiday park between East Wittering and Selsey, some 13 miles west of Littlehampton – issuing an anyone in the vicinity of the holiday park to get to high ground if they are able to leave their homes.
South East Coast Ambulance confirmed a “number of resources” were sent to help evacuate and rescue a number of people from the site, with a spokeperson saying: “We’ve assessed and triaged a number of people at a nearby facility. One person showing signs of hypothermia has been taken to hospital.”
Large swathes of the country are on high alert with 95 flood warnings and 209 flood alerts issued by the Environment Agency, and warnings of “danger-to-life” gales reaching up to 65mph.
Weather warnings for wind are in force along the south coast of England until 9am on Tuesday and spanning the west coast of Wales and parts of northern England until 3pm, cautioning of the potential for power cuts and likely travel disruption.
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