The sun tries to break through as the effects of Hurricane Ophelia begin to be felt on the west coast of the United Kingdom on October 16, 2017 in Devon, England. The hurricane comes exactly 30 years after the Great Storm of 1987 which killed 18 people and is estimated to have caused £1bn in damage to property and infrastructure. Matt Cardy/Getty Images
The nation had been warned of high-winds, the worst storm for a generation, floods, and potential danger to life. But nobody had predicted the orange “hurricane sun” that crept up the nation as ex-hurricane Ophelia swept in.
Some people in Cornwall even reported a strange “burning” smell.
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
