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Liz Perkins

Storm Eunice aftermath in Swansea as boats found half sunken along with fallen trees and debris

The wreckage of sunken boats at Swansea Marina reveal the sheer scale of the aftermath of Storm Eunice.

Walkers could only see the hull of one boat partially-submerged in water as owners made desperate attempts to ensure their boats were safe on Saturday, February 19 - 24 hours after the Met Office red weather warning took effect.

On Saturday, the Met Office issued a third weather warning covering the whole of Wales until Monday night. Read more about that here.

Read more: The most dramatic pictures as Wales' coasts, roads and homes were battered by a once in a decade storm

Businesses that shut up shop due to the treacherous conditions on Friday, February 18 started to reopen again on Saturday.

But efforts were made by store owners in Swansea Marina to ensure no items outside their premises were blown away.

Some parts of the area were cordoned off, including Swansea Transport Museum and also part of the Dylan Thomas Theatre, as debris was hurled into the air by the strong gusts.

Bins that were rooted into the ground were thrown over and walkers struggled against the wind on Saturday as an amber alert remained in place for the region.

Jane Jones, 33, who lives in Swansea Marina, said she hadn’t seen weather like it since she had moved there.

She said: “It’s fairly windy, I closed the windows and the curtains and didn’t go outside."

Trees were ripped up along Mumbles Road in the wake of the worst storm in 30 years and a cordon was in place to keep walkers away.

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Huge waves could again be seen in Langland Bay on Saturday although the wind speed had dropped compared to the previous day.

Some walkers were not deterred from heading down to the beach and were determined back outside after being advised to stay at home a day earlier.

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