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Storm damage forces closure of large supermarket

Geograph The Tesco supermarket in Saxmundham. Its entrance is made up of wooden s with the brand's red and blue logo on it. The shop behind the entrance is large with tall windows. It has a black roof.Geograph
The shop is based in Church Place retail park in Saxmundham

A large Tesco supermarket had to be closed after thunderstorms damaged its entrance.

The shop in Saxmundham, Suffolk, reopened for basket shopping only on Saturday afternoon.

It followed more than 30,000 lightning strikes being recorded overnight by the Met Office.

"Our maintenance team are working to get the store fully open as soon as possible and we apologise for the inconvenience caused," a Tesco spokesman said.

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