Thousands raised for repairs after storm ripped roof off Cornish lifeboat station
The building at Sennen suffered significant damage in the gales
Thousands of pounds has been raised to help repair a Cornish lifeboat station damaged by Storm Eunice.
A fundraising appeal has been launched after the building at Sennen had its roof ripped off by the gales.
Gusts of up to 100mph swept across the Duchy last Friday with a rare, red weather warning issued by the Met Office.
At one point, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service was urging people to stay away from Sennen Lifeboat Station because of live power cables close to metal railings.
Devon and Cornwall Police later confirmed that Western Power had made the area safe.
George works at the Sennen Cove Café and saw it happen. He told us: "There was a bang and then the police came and told everyone to leave because it landed on a telephone police and the whole thing was live with electricity which was pretty nuts.
"It was very loud, the police came into the café and closed it, the café was fine it didn't get touched but it was literally all across the road and right in front of it."
The fundraising appeal on social media has already raised almost £15,000 of the £20,000 target.
The appeal on Facebook reads: "Last week, Storm Eunice swept across the UK and Ireland, battering our coastlines.
"The weather was so extreme that a number of our lifeboat stations suffered significant damage, most dramatically at Sennen Cove in Cornwall, where the roof was torn off by 80mph winds.
"Urgent repair works are required and your donations could help us get back to full operations."