Chunk of historic harbour wall at Charlestown collapses into sea
It follows two days of strong winds and huge waves in the wake of Storm Darcy
A chunk of the historic harbour wall at Charlestown has collapsed into the sea.
Part of the inner wall crumbled away on Friday (12th February) in the wake of Storm Darcy.
Huge waves have been crashing into the Duchy for the last two days, whipped up by very strong winds.
Those have also triggered a flood alert for a large stretch of the south Cornwall coast, from Land's End to Gribbin Head.
Cornwall councillor James Mustoe shared photos of the damage on social media, revealing that the collapse follows an earlier landslide on the beach.
He confirmed that contractors will be coming to carry out repairs in the area, famous for tall ships and TV shows like Poldark, on Monday.
"Thanks to those people who have contacted me about the collapse of the harbour wall at Charlestown.
"I have spoken to the team at Charlestown Harbour, who have contractors coming along to start work to repair on Monday.
"The area was closed anyway because of the earlier landslide on the beach".
Cornwall Councillor James Mustoe
You can check the latest flood alerts for Cornwall and the south-west here.