Rob Stewart, leader of City and County of Swansea Council, has warned that Storm Eunice poses a “really dangerous situation” as schools in the area close for 36,000 pupils.
Speaking to Sky News, Mr Stewart said the decision to have pupils attend lessons remotely and for civic buildings like libraries and community centres to close was made on Thursday as the area prepared for the extreme weather conditions.
He said: “I mean it is, unfortunately, a combination that we are dealing with of heavy rain over the last few days which has swelled the rivers, we’ve got high tides at the moment and, of course, this very, very rare red-rated storm so we’re as prepared as we can be but it is looking very dangerous for the next few hours.”
He added: “We’ve given safety messages and, again, I would repeat those. If people are choosing to venture out today, stay away from our coastal lines, stay away from our rivers, do not put yourself in danger, stay at home if you can and work from home if you can so, you know, this is a really dangerous situation.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/18/storm-eunice-damage-weather-warnings-floods-winds-snow/
