One in hospital after flooding at holiday camp
People living nearby were warned to go to higher ground
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One person has been taken to hospital after flooding at a holiday park caused by gale-force winds combining with rain and high tides.
A total of 180 people had to be evacuated overnight from the Medmerry Holiday Park, between Bracklesham and Selsey in West Sussex, and fire chiefs urged anyone in the area to get to high ground if they were able to leave their homes.
Firefighters were also tackling flooding in Littlehampton, near Ferry Road and Rope Walk, after the River Arun burst its banks.
South East Coast Ambulance said several people from the holiday camp were checked over, with one person who was showing signs of hypothermia being taken to hospital.
One person was taken to hospital with hypothermia
Anyone needing life-saving help should call 999, West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said.
The Environment Agency has issued flood warnings for parts of the West Sussex coast following a high tide.
It said gale force 8 winds in the wake of Storm Kathleen and high waves had increased the height of the tide - which had been expected to be seven metres (22.9ft) - by 76cm (29.9in).
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Emergency services were still at the scene at first light
The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for England's southern coast, including Southampton and Brighton.
Forecasters have said winds were expected to reach 45-55mph (72-88.5km/h), peaking at 65mph (104.6km/h) in some areas before easing off from 09:00.
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In Alverstoke, near Gosport, Hampshire, firefighters had to help residents from about 50 flooded homes to safety. They were taken to Thorngate Halls.
Many coastal roads in that area are impassable, including Castle Street, East Cowes, and Western Shore near Southampton.
Sea flooding is also affecting the railway line at Lymington Pier with trains unable to run.
There are numerous flood warnings in place across Hampshire, including the River Itchen, with people urged to avoid Riverside Park and tidal areas of the Hamble estuary, including Hamble, Bursledon, and Warsash.
Many roads through East Cowes have been left underwater
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Michael Turner, operations manager for the Environment Agency, said: "This is a named storm, Storm Pierrick, and it's combined with really high spring tides.
"That wind has blown the waves on shore and lifted the sea level.
"We've potentially seen some record breaking high tides across the south coast."
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