Overview
- Devon County Council confirms around 200 metres of the A379 at Torcross collapsed after sea defences failed, with part of the Torcross tank car park lost.
- Photos and video show sections of the road and parking area gone, and some properties in Torcross damaged.
- County and district councils and the Environment Agency are on site assessing the damage, with work underway to move boulders and sheet piling.
- An interim route through the car park previously explored by authorities is no longer viable due to the extent of the destruction.
- MP Caroline Voaden has arranged a meeting with the Department for Transport as residents face long detours on rural lanes that are not built for heavy traffic.