GRUFF WEATHER

Billy goats flee from Storm Gareth gale

EVEN mountain goats had to flee as Storm Gareth brought galeforce winds to Britain yesterday.

A goat herd wandered around Llandudno in Wales, avoiding the 50mph winds and nibbling people’s bushes.

The Kashmiri wild goats, whose ancestors were a gift from Queen Victioria, spend their time living on the heights of the Great Orme. Conwy Council said: “In foul weather they look for lower ground to shelter.”

The Met Office recorded top inland winds speeds of 75mph in Argyll, Scotland and 110mph, the force of a category two hurricane, on the 2,782ft Great Dun Fell in Cumbria. Liverpool was among the areas worst hit.

Giant waves lashed coastal areas in Wales, Ireland, Devon and Cornwall.

Trees damaged cars in London and Rotherham and six French fishermen were airlifted off a boat at Land’s End.