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UK Police Warn of ‘Unknown Haze’ in Britain’s Southern Coast

The areas between Eastbourne and Birling Gap were the scene of a chemical cloud that left people with stinging eyes. (Reuters)
The areas between Eastbourne and Birling Gap were the scene of a chemical cloud that left people with stinging eyes. (Reuters)
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UK Police Warn of ‘Unknown Haze’ in Britain’s Southern Coast

The areas between Eastbourne and Birling Gap were the scene of a chemical cloud that left people with stinging eyes. (Reuters)
The areas between Eastbourne and Birling Gap were the scene of a chemical cloud that left people with stinging eyes. (Reuters)

Police issued a warning after chemical “haze” left up to 150 people on Britain’s south coast suffering irritation to their eyes and throats.

Sussex police urged people to keep doors and windows shut in the affected area, between the resort town of Eastbourne and Birling Gap, a few miles along the coast.

Police also warned over the weekend people to stay away from the beaches.

According to Sky News, up to 50 people initially reported irritation to their eyes and throats near Eastbourne, on Sunday.

Sussex Police said: “This seems to have been caused by an unknown haze coming in from the sea, but the source has not yet been established,”

Long queues built up at Eastbourne District General Hospital well into the evening, with approximately 150 people being treated. A source added that, however, the effects were mostly minor and it was not necessary to admit anyone for further treatment.

A woman told Sky News: “The haze is pretty bad, it's coming in. Eyes are streaming, I'm at home now with my family, we're all sitting here and the tears keep running, stinging eyes, sore throats.”

Emergency services cleared the area and told people living along the Eastbourne coast to avoid beaches and shut their windows and doors.

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Thousands of Australians Without Power as Heavy Rain, Damaging Winds Lash Tasmania

The Coomera river is seen cutting a road at Clagiraba Road on the Gold Coast Tuesday, January 2, 2024. (AAP)
The Coomera river is seen cutting a road at Clagiraba Road on the Gold Coast Tuesday, January 2, 2024. (AAP)
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Thousands of Australians Without Power as Heavy Rain, Damaging Winds Lash Tasmania

The Coomera river is seen cutting a road at Clagiraba Road on the Gold Coast Tuesday, January 2, 2024. (AAP)
The Coomera river is seen cutting a road at Clagiraba Road on the Gold Coast Tuesday, January 2, 2024. (AAP)

Tens of thousands of people in Australia's southern island state of Tasmania were without power on Sunday after a cold front brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings.
"Around 30,000 customers are without power across the state this morning," Tasnetworks, a state-owned power company, said on Facebook on Sunday.
The nation's weather forecaster said on its website that a cold front over Tasmania, population around 570,000 people, was moving away, "although bands of showers and thunderstorms continue to pose a risk of damaging wind gusts."
Properties, power lines and infrastructure had been damaged, Tasmania's emergency management minister Felix Ellis said in a televised media conference, adding that "the damage bill is likely to be significant".
Emergency authorities issued warnings for flooding, which they said could leave Tasmanians isolated for several days, as the state prepared for another cold front forecast to hit on Sunday night, Reuters reported.
“There is potential for properties to be inundated, and roads may not be accessible," executive director of Tasmania State Emergency Service, Mick Lowe, said in a statement.
Authorities had received 330 requests for assistance in the last 24 hours, according to the agency.
Tasmania is a one-hour flight or 10-hour ferry crossing from the mainland city of Melbourne, 445 km (275 miles) away. About 40% of the island is wilderness or protected areas.