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St Jude hits West Country

The Westcountry is still clearing up and counting the cost of the St Jude Storm today, trees came down across roads and fell onto houses throughout Devon and Cornwall.

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Clear up takes place after storms hit the region

The West Country is clearing up after a night of heavy rain and damaging winds, the strongest gusts in our region were recorded at Yeovilton in Somerset at 75 miles per hour.

Although it was not as bad as first feared, the storm still brought down trees, in some cases damaging properties.

The high winds and rain also meant trains were cancelled and widespread disruption for Monday morning commuters, Seth Conway reports.

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