Supermarkets run out of fresh food 29/12/12
Island supermarket shelves were stripped bare on Friday with shoppers snapping up
the last of fresh bread, vegetables, meat and milk with numerous lorries stuck in
mainland ports due to a raft of ferry cancellations because of the severe weather.
Deliveries will be made to food stores shops on Saturday afternoon as a lull in the
weather allows sailings to recommence.
There was no shipping in the Minch as yesterday’s storm intensified with larger fishing
vessels running for shelter. The local fleet was tied up in harbour before the storm
hit.
Western Isles ferries were stormbound due to wild seas and severe winds in the Minch
with winds gusting up to hurricane speeds affecting parts of the Western Isles.
