07-06-2012
Three
escape as high winds batter Devon and Cornwall
A woman and
her two children just barely escaped a horrible death. A 30ft tree was blown
over by the storm with gusts of up to 60 mph and landed on top of their car.
The entire South West had a lot to endure. 16 ft waves battered the coast and a
Jersey yachtsmen had to be airlifted to safety. Flood alerts have been issued
on the rivers and coastal areas of the South West. The expectations are that
the storm will move slowly north-east and will leave England as far north as
Northumberland. People towing caravans should be extra careful.
As such a
storm shows, we do not stand a chance against nature. We can work hard to
battle a crisis, plan festivities around a diamond jubilee, invite people over
for a barbeque, organize the Olympics, nature does not care. It dam well does
as it pleases. And when it pleases a storm there is nothing we can do but duck
and cover. And isn`t that a nice thought! Every storm a humbling experience but
also a liberating one because you know it is completely out of your hands. The
forces of nature give us time to reflect on what ‘s important , the
overwhelming show of force makes you forget why you were mad at your colleague
or why you felt stressed and most importantly it makes us all equally
breakable.
Nature's force can be truly intimidating. We humans have come to rely very much on our technological advancement and take pride in our ability to alter nature to our benefit and liking. Then when nature stirs and demonstrates its phenomenal force, we remain in owe for we are then reminded of how tiny and vulnerable we really are. Nature does not take us into account too.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI love a good storm but it sounds like this one was a bit too much. I am glad they survived but I wonder why they were on the road with such terrible weather.
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