Forecasters are predicting that more stormy weather is brewing in the Atlantic and heading for western Europe’s shores.<br /><br />In Devon in southwest England a main railway line was left hanging as waves lashed the coast.<br /><br />Prime Minister David Cameron has promised an extra 120 million euros to help the recovery effort after weeks of flooding.<br /><br />On the northern coast of Spain several people were injured either by giant waves or objects tossed by the wind.<br /><br />A state of red alert was declared in several provinces, obliging rescuers to suspend the search for a teenage boy swept away by a wave on Sunday.<br /><br />The damage to the seafront alone at San Sebastián in the Basque country has been estimated at four-and-a-half million euros.<br /><br />Tuesday saw five Filipino crew members winched to safety after their ship ran into trouble off the coast of Galicia.<br /><br />The boat was left to drift as high winds prevented it from being towed to port.<br /><br />In southwest France the damage is believed to be not as bad as feared, after a Spanish cargo ship was smashed in two on a dyke at Anglet.<br /><br />One person was slightly injured and by Wednesday evening there was no longer thought to be a risk of massive pollution – although the authorities remain nervous until it’s confirmed that fuel tanks have not ruptured.<br /><br />The “Luno” was on its way from Bilbao to Bayonne; the 11 Spanish crew members were rescued by helicopter.<br /><br />A clash of weather systems in Europe has seen repeated storms and floods in the north and west – and conditions are not expected to improve soon.
