Storm Ingrid washes away historic pier and crumbles sea wall after 60mph winds hit UK

This is the moment strong winds and heavy rain brought on by Storm Ingrid ripped away a historic pier on the South West coast.

A video showing huge waves crashing against the pier and the coastal road reveals a large gap where the historic site once stood.

Part of a pier, built between 1865 and 1867, was washed away as Storm Ingrid battered parts of Devon and Cornwall.

Huge waves crashed onto the 160-year-old Grand Pier in Teignmouth, Devon, destroying part of the historic site.

Railway services between Exeter St Davids and Plymouth have been suspended after a sea wall protecting the railway line at nearby Dawlish collapsed.

Teignmouth mayor, Cate Williams, said the pier previously survived many weather conditions, but added that the old pier’s ‘age and wear and tear has taken its toll’, the BBC reported.

She said: ‘It has lost part of the pier structure itself, that has dissolved and gone away into the sea.’

The Met Office has issued yellow weather warnings as rain continues into the rest of the weekend.

Some residents have called for a ‘state of emergency’ after the forecaster warned some areas could see 60mph gusts and up to 1.6 inches of rain.

Parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales could face flooding in certain areas, causing travel disruption and impacting power supplies.

Where are there Met Office weather warnings this weekend?

Storm Ingrid looks set to cause travel disruption and flooding risks across the UK.

The Met Office issued yellow weather warnings for parts of the South West covering all of Devon and Cornwall, and parts of Wales.

The warning started at 2am on Friday and will remain in place until 10pm tonight.

While there are no alerts in place on Sunday for the South West, the forecaster has issued a yellow rain alert for 6pm on Monday until 2pm on Tuesday.

North-east Scotland, covering Aberdeen and Perth, and Northern Ireland are under a yellow weather warning for rain.

Both areas are expected to remain under the yellow alert into over Sunday and into Monday morning.

Scotland has already experienced three days of very wet weather, with some places having seen in excess of 100 mm of rain, the Met Office said.

It added that the region could see a further 20-30mm of rain, with some places seeing up to 50mm.

The forecaster warned of flooding risks to homes and businesses, while some bus and rail services could face delays.

Where is there a flood risk?

The Met Office has warned of potential flooding in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland, which could impact homes, businesses and bus or rail services.

Some parts of Northern Ireland could be at risk of interrupted power supplies.

On Saturday, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) had 11 flood warnings and four flood alerts active.

Residents in the affected area have been told to take appropriate precautions and urged to check if their home is at risk of flooding.

A Met Office spokesman said: ‘Following a three-day spell of very wet weather across this region, with some places having seen in excess of 100mm, a further day of fairly persistent and at times heavy rain is expected, before easing during Saturday night.

‘Many places are likely to see a further 20-30mm of rain, and a few spots could see 50mm.

‘Above 400-500 metres, however, a lot of this will fall as snow, with rain confined to areas of ground below this level.’

Heavy rain and strong winds brought on by Storm Ingrid have resulted in speed restrictions for ScotRail train services between Aberdeen and Inverness.

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