Cornwall Council is continuing its response and recovery work following Storm Goretti, with clean-up operations expected to continue into this week and disruption likely for several days.
Council teams have worked around the clock since the storm hit, clearing fallen trees and debris, responding to safety risks, and supporting communities.
While good progress has been made, the scale of the damage means that travel disruption and impacts on schools and services will continue this week.
“I want to sincerely thank our council staff and partner agencies who have worked tirelessly, day and night, in extremely challenging conditions to keep people safe and restore access across Cornwall,” said Leigh Frost, leader of Cornwall Council. “Their dedication has been outstanding.
“This is a complex recovery, and while progress is being made, disruption will continue for several days, and I’d like to thank residents for their continued patience and understanding.”
Highways teams are dealing with an unprecedented volume of storm-related incidents, particularly in west Cornwall. Main routes and urgent access points are being prioritised, though a number of smaller roads also remain affected.
A shout-out, too, writes St Ives Local publisher Darren Norbury, to the National Grid teams, who have been doing sterling work re-connecting properties around the clock. Our own power supply returned yesterday morning at 3am!
