Waves cause havoc to parked cars
4:50pm Wednesday 20th August 2008
BAD weather has caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to cars parked overnight in a North Devon seaside town.
Waves from a storm smashed unattended parked cars into one another at Cheyne Beach, The Quay, in Ilfracombe on Monday (August 18).
Car owners were warned to stay away and Devon and Cornwall Police sealed the area off until 10am on Tuesday as the car park was still flooded and high tide was due.
A police spokesman said: “At least one vehicle has been written off and at least a dozen others with body damage.”
The area was made safe by midday on Tuesday (August 19).
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