An urgent appeal has been launched to find a missing boy from Manchester. Nine-year-old Rohvani, whose surname was not disclosed by police, was last seen on Stanley Grove in Longsight at around 1.30pm on Wednesday (January 17).
28.12.2023 - 22:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Two families affected by the tornado that hit parts of Tameside have launched crowdfunding appeals as residents count the cost of the freak storm.
Experts have now confirmed it was a tornado that hit the Carbrook and Millbrook areas of Stalybridge at around 11:45pm on Wednesday night (December 27). Locals reported hearing a 'noise that sounded like a bomb' as '25-30 seconds' of extremely high winds and rain battered the area. Thankfully, no injuries were reported.
Based on the extent of the damage caused, the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation (TORRO), has given it a provisional rating of T5 on the scale used to rate their intensity. That would make it the strongest tornado in the UK since 2006. Typical wind speeds for a T5 tornado rang from between 137mph to 160mph, TORRO says.
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Around 100 properties were damaged, with some having their roofs completely ripped off, while the winds blew tiles and chimneys off others, as well as trees being uprooted and cars damaged by flying debris.
A major incident was declared as emergency services and council staff dealt with the aftermath. That has now been stood down but the huge clean-up operation continues as families come to terms with the devatstation caused to their homes.
Two have now launched appeals on GoFundme, asking for help getting them through the difficult time. Maisie Pilkington said the walls of her home are collapsing after a tree fell on it, and also sent debris onto both her family's cars, which have been written off.
"This is something we would have never of expected to have to do," she wrote on
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A family told of their terror after a freak 'tornado' destroyed their home. Gareth and Lyndsey Moody and three of their children were at home shortly before midnight when the extreme weather hit Stalybridge in Tameside.
This is the moment a tornado tore through Stalybridge in Tameside. Over 100 homes were left damaged in the Greater Manchester town after the 'mini tornado' hit in the early hours of Thursday morning (December 28).