Sending huge breakers crashing through the defences and wrecking several cottages, the Atlantic has opened a new phase of the centuries-old battle for the fishing village in Amroth on the Pembrokeshire coast of Wales. 12 of the 200 inhabitants have lost their homes and the rest are racing time to build up the defences against the high tide expected this weekend. The villagers have arranged an all-night watch, as they fear that if the sea breaks through this time, the whole village will be wiped out. Photo shows: Villagers of Amroth building a barricade of stones to hold back the Atlantic as huge waves burst over their cottage home2. 5 February 1939