"Linda Williams, 86, has been without heating, lighting and a working phone for the best part of five days. She is trying to keep warm by layering up and she picks her way around her home in the remote Cornish village of New Mill with old battery lamps from her days of caravanning. I think it's safe to say that we're in a bit of a state, said Williams, a retired council accounts assistant. But it can't go on for ever can it?"
"Storm Goretti brought chaos to the far south-west of Britain last week with gusts as high as 99mph bringing down hundreds of trees and 61.8mm of rain adding to the danger and misery. Almost a week on, trees still block roads and scores of people remain without power, water or phone connections. The feeling is growing that Cornwall has been left to cope on its own, leading an increasing number of people to call for the UK government to step in to help."
An 86-year-old resident in New Mill, Cornwall, has been without heating, lighting and a working phone for nearly five days, using layered clothing and old battery lamps to manage. Neighbours deliver hot meals, pasties and hot water for drinks and hot-water bottles. Storm Goretti produced gusts up to 99mph and 61.8mm of rain, felling hundreds of trees, blocking roads and leaving many without power, water or phone service across the far south-west. Some residents are using camping stoves and log burners, wearing head torches, and expressing vulnerability while waiting for power companies and calls increase for government intervention.
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