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“I didn’t have anything, I didn’t have any baseball clothes,” he said.

Other customers have described having to cancel orders for clothes which they were expecting to collect before going on holiday, or being unable to return goods they had previously bought.

"When it rains the line goes under the roof to keep the clothes dry."

People in nearby towns and cities have been told by the health ministry to stay indoors "until further notice" and wear more protective clothes.

But analysts say M&S stands to lose out if the problem is not resolved quickly, with shoppers likely to turn to rival brands when buying summer clothes.