Father swept into the sea as hurricane winds batter Britain.BRITAIN was battered bat·ter 1 v. bat·tered, bat·ter·ing, bat·ters v.tr. 1. To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows. 2. To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse. 3. by driving rain and hurricane winds, with gusts reaching 100mph last night. A 27-year-old man enjoying a Boxing Day walk on the beach with his girlfriend and son was feared dead after being swept out to sea near the Brighton Palace pier by a 30ft wave. Solent Coastguards started an air and sea search, but a spokesman said tonight it was unlikely he would have survived in the cold water. All three were swept into the sea, but as the woman and child managed to scramble To encode (encrypt) data in order to make it indecipherable without having a secret key to "unlock" it. The term came from the early days of cryptography which camouflaged analog transmissions with secret frequency patterns. to safety the man was dragged out by the stormy waters Stormy Waters may refer to:
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland: see Ireland, Northern. Northern Ireland Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Area: 5,461 sq mi (14,144 sq km). Population (2001): 1,685,267. and the Irish Republic were the first to suffer the high speed winds, leaving thousands of home in darkness Adv. 1. in darkness - without light; "the river was sliding darkly under the mist" darkly when trees and power lines were brought down. In the south west, the Environment Agency issued 50 flood warnings after 70mph winds and heavy rainfall lashed the area throughout the day. An EA spokesman said: "Environmental Agency staff have been working throughout Christmas Day and Boxing Day and we have currently got 50 flood warning out across the West Country." In Northern Ireland air and sea services were disrupted as winds of more than 90mph swept across the entire Province. |
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