The news\nreporter has just put a warning out. It suggests that a wave could hit Swansea\nlike it has hit other places just months ago. She said, \u2018People are trying to\nstay calm but everyone is scared and worried, nobody knows when or how soon it\nwill arrive and what damage it might or might not cause, but many want to be\nprepared.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Scientists\nsaid that it would never happen in Britain, Swansea or Wales, and yet the\nimpact on the terrain of the wind, and rising temperatures, has caused sea-levels\nto rise and now a tidal wave is about to wipe out hillside communities and the town,\nas well as the east side of the city. It is not known how much will remain or\nhow much might be blown down and destroyed, or how much will just remain\ndamaged or broken. All we know is that it could reach seventy feet high, and\nmany buildings could be swept across the bay. Many people could drown if they don\u2019t\nact fast, yet as we do not know when it will strike all we can do is pray. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A few\ndays later breaking news has come in. The\ntidal wave is approaching Swansea. It has already knocked some buildings down, some\nhouses, and it is rapidly heading towards the Grape and Olive; also up the hill\ntowards Townhill, the water tower and far beyond the city. How far it is reaching\nI don\u2019t know, but as I look across the bay I can see survivors struggling up\nwhat is left of the slope to safety. I can see twigs, overturned cars, bricks,\npeople\u2019s belongings, all bobbing about in the watery foam of magnificence. There\nis water everywhere, there is despair on some people\u2019s faces. What will the\ncity look like at the end of this catastrophe?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I look\nout across the bay I can see Mumbles. There is very little left of the shops\nand the cafes and the carparks. The walls of the cliff are in ruins. The boats\nthat were anchored there are bobbing about out in the ocean. There are children\nscreaming and running to get out of the way of the tidal wave. It is gathering\npace. What if anything can stop it in its tracks? As I reach the top of Kilvey,\nI pause, look back. Suddenly the moon is covered over, the sky is black, but\nmost people have survived, at least for the time being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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