repairing a hole in the road near Allonby, Cumbria caused by extreme storm which undermined the sea wall causing it to collapse
In the early morning of Monday 10th March 2008 an extreme low pressure system tracked across the British Isles accompanied by strong winds and coinciding with the spring high tides That morning locals noticed a small hole in the road that runs from Allonby to Silloth in Cumbria By the next day the hole had grown larger On the Wednesday more gale force winds and high tides battered the Solway coast These further undermined the sea wall and washed out material behind the coastal defences The road collapsed in two places the largest hole being 40 feet deep
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