Jonathan MorrisSouth West
BBCSeveral graves were disturbed after trees were uprooted at a cemetery when Storm Goretti caused destruction across Cornwall.
Local resident Rob Blunsdon said the damage at Paul cemetery near Mousehole was “heartbreaking for the relatives of the people that are buried here, especially as some of them are quite recent graves”.
“I was really shocked by the way the graves had been disturbed, but then you forget, they’re shallow rooted trees.”
Following the storm on Thursday, more than 300 homes in Cornwall were still without power at 08:00 on Tuesday, according to the National Grid.
Seven schools in the county are closed or opening late on Tuesday, most of them in The Lizard area which was among the areas hit hardest by the storm.
Commuters planning to use the train between Par and Newquay face another day of disruption with services cancelled for the rest of the day due to the strong winds toppling trees onto the tracks and damaging signalling systems. Replacement bus services are in place.
Water supplies are back on in Helston, although South West Water warned some taps may still run brown.
The company said the discolouration should clear after running the cold kitchen tap for an hour, and added: “The water is fine to drink.”
They warned it could take up to 24 hours to return to normal.
Truro Golf Club has been left counting the cost after fierce winds ripped through the course, felling up to 100 trees and forcing the club to shut its doors.
The damage stretches across the course on the outskirts of the city, with firs and conifers snapped and scattered – the course is likely to be closed for at least another week.
St Ives Liberal Democrat MP Andrew George said: “If this happened in London or the home counties, the government would have declared national emergency.”
The government said it had been working with local authorities, network engineers and emergency responders to restore services.
A No 10 spokesperson said the government understood “the difficulties faced by communities in Cornwall” and it was “continuing to work round the clock with local authorities, network engineers and emergency responders to make that happen”.
“On Sunday, ministers and MPs held an emergency response meeting with water companies in Cornwall to drive the changes needed to restore water supply while prioritising vulnerable customers, and we will continue to provide whatever support is needed to communities,” they explained.
