People dodge the waves in front of Brighton pier as it is lashed by large waves during heavy storms in Brighton, southern England March 10, 2008. A storm rushing in from the Atlantic lashed Wales and southern England on Monday with winds and tide bringing the risk of coastal flooding. [Agencies]

A man rides a bicycle as waves hit the sea wall in Porthcall, south Wales, March 10, 2008. A storm rushing in from the Atlantic lashed the south west on Monday with winds and tide bringing the risk of coastal flooding. [Agencies]