The rough seas that have been battering shorelines around the island over the past week yesterday forced the closure of the popular Mullins Beach Bar at Road View, St Peter.
The powerful waves pounded the structure, washing away portions of its foundation.
When the Weekend Nation news team visited the bar, some small business people who operate from that beach said the establishment opened yesterday morning as usual, but quickly closed.
One beachfront worker called “Shaka” said that in his 20 years working on Mullins Beach he had never seen anything like yesterday’s surging seas.
“This restaurant here would usually get rough seas and strong waves, but nothing like this ever happened before,” he said.(AD)
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