A man walks along the beach as Brighton's West Pier 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]

Stormy seas hit coastal sea defences and a lighthouse at Seaford in Sussex in southern England 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]