{"id":39194,"date":"2023-10-20T19:39:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T19:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miamiheatnation.com\/?p=39194"},"modified":"2023-10-20T19:39:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T19:39:04","slug":"storm-babet-destroys-50000-beach-huts-in-pretty-seaside-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miamiheatnation.com\/world-news\/storm-babet-destroys-50000-beach-huts-in-pretty-seaside-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Storm Babet destroys \u00a350,000 beach huts in pretty seaside town"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Storm Babet levelled beach huts in a small Devon town, pictures have shown, during the first few days of the autumn onslaught.<\/p>\n

Photos taken by locals in Teignmouth, a town of just over 15,000 people on the Devonshire coast, show Babet’s devastation after it made landfall on Wednesday, October 18.<\/p>\n

The storm brought 15-foot waves and washed four feet of sea foam onto the coast, leading the Environment Agency to issue a flood warning for the region.<\/p>\n

The aftermath is just as dramatic, locals have shown, as Babet’s winds have ripped beach huts from their foundations.<\/p>\n

Before and after pictures posted on social media show the shattered remains of one hut on the Teignmouth shore.<\/p>\n

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Posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, meteorologist Ant Veal followed the storm as it hit the UK coast.<\/p>\n

He captured grey skies and mists descending on Teignmouth beach in front of a row of beach huts.<\/p>\n

In one picture, the huts stand firmly together on the shore, while in another, a green building is missing.<\/p>\n

People can only see the concrete foundations, with its neighbouring buildings looking destabilised.<\/p>\n

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The second photo shows one of the stilted homes standing shakily on the pebbled beach, with some of its back posts missing.<\/p>\n

While Mr Veal documented the destruction, he didn’t estimate how much the damage may have cost the beach hut’s owners.<\/p>\n

But a look at online property listings suggests the storm may have destroyed a building worth more than \u00a350,000. One listing uploaded to property site The Move Market advertised a collection of five beach huts for nearly \u00a3300,000.<\/p>\n