Friday, 16th May 2008

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When all is lost, go up for a drink

0548858.jpgTom, left, Peter and Julie Knee were forced upstairs when their home was flooded, then became stranded when a moat formed around their home after the front boundary collapsed under the pressure of sea and stones. (Picture by Daniel Guerin, 0548858)

A PERELLE family is still counting the cost of storm damage at their home, which could run into tens of thousands of pounds.

Their dining room, kitchen, bathroom and utility room were ruined by seawater and their front garden wall was demolished by waves.

Two family cars and a motorcycle were written off. And to compound the misery, the only video of Peter and Julie Knee’s dream wedding in Antigua was destroyed.

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