By Jeff Raines
Storm Callum has smashed a wind turbine into pieces sending bits of it
crashing into a field where it “traumatised” a couple’s prize-winning horses.
Janet Nicholls said bits of fibreglass and a huge blade from the machine
came crashing down into the field where five of her and her husband David’s
nine horses were grazing.
The collapse was part of mass devastation across Cornwall after forecasters
sent out warnings that Callum would bring a danger to life. There were also
warning of potential flooding in coastal areas as freak high tides came in.
Janet, 75, said she was first alerted to the danger when a tenant of a
mobile home on her land at their remote farm at Carnkie, near Wendron,
heard it collapse.
Although the blades collapsed into the field the tower remains intact.
She said: “The first I knew was one of the chaps heard it going and told
us. We walked across the field and saw the chaos.
“Normally they switch themselves off in high winds but it didn’t. It was
making a hell of a noise this morning and I said to my husband, ‘something
is going to happen’.
“It’s disintegrated, basically.”
“But it’s all come down on my land. We had to go and move all the animals
out of the field. It’s covered in fibreglass. There’s a blade off of the
windmill across the centre of it.”
Storm Callum blew on Friday morning (October 12) and has caused chaos
across the region with torrential rain and winds of up to 75mph. Across
Cornwall it has brought down trees which have affected traffic and train
services, cut off power to hundreds of homes and forced events to be
cancelled, including the popular Falmouth Oyster Festival. The attrocious
conditions meand flights were also cancelled at Cornwall Airport Newquay.
At one point Devon and Cornwall Police were dealing with nearly 100
incidents caused by the storm in Cornwall.
The conditions then brought chaos to Cornwall’s roads during the evening
rush hour.
Drivers have been warned to take extra care on major roads, including the
A30, and would-be wave watchers have advised to stay away from the coast as
the experts said the storm is set to last another 36 hours. It will be
followed by the remnants of hurricane Michael, which will affect Cornwall
on Tuesday (October 16).
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