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VARIOUS: High seas batter Britain's eastern coast on their way to Germany

Fears of major flooding on Britain's eastern coast eased after sea waters subsided on Friday (November 9). There had been concerns waters would rise by nine feet (2.75 metres), making it the highest tidal surge since the devastating floods of 1953 in which more than 300 people in English coastal towns were killed. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the first priority had been to ensure people's safety so throughout the night anti-flood preparations had been put into place. In the event, water levels peaked around eight inches (20 centimetres) below the figure that had been feared. There were localised breaches of flood defences in Great Yarmouth, including in the centre of the town. But police had reopened most roads in the area by mid-morning. Germany braced itself for severe storms on the North Sea shore. In Cuxhaven, the ferry piers were closed because of an impending storm. Meteorologists are expecting winds as high as 115 kilometres per hour.

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