Tributes have been paid to a doctor who looked after patients in Stockport for over four decades. Dr Sikander Malik worked at four GP practices and two hospitals during his 43 years spent working in the borough.
02.01.2024 - 21:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A family found themselves thrust into a terrifying ordeal as an unexpected tornado tore through their Stalybridge residence in Tameside - thought to have been the strongest in the UK for almost 20 years
In the hour just before midnight on December 27, their home, alongside their neighbours, bore the full force of the extreme weather, resulting in both properties being severely damaged, with roofs torn off by winds reaching a staggering 160mph.
Gareth and Lyndsey Moody and their children were in their home when the chaos ensued. Their sons, Jack (22) and Thomas (15), narrowly escaped disaster as the tornado tore through their house.
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Recounting the horror, Gareth, 45, a council licensing officer, said: “There was a loud crash, the lights went out and another huge bang. There was a huge hole in the ceiling.
“Fortunately the latest tornado warning avoided us because if this happened again I’d be on the edge of a cliff - we wouldn’t be able to cope with that. It was like a death to us in this incident - our home has been torn apart.
“After a temporary cover was placed on the roof we moved back in on New Year's Eve and my son struggled to settle. I saw a change in him, ‘It’s the wind dad’, he told me. It has left a psychological toll on us.”
Daughter, Rebecca Saycell, 20, and husband Thomas, 27, were in their bedroom in the basement. Thomas told the MEN: “There was shouting and a huge bang from the chimney - everyone was shaken up. A massive section of roof was hanging from two cables and you could see daylight from the landing.”
In the aftermath of the tornado the Moody family has initiated the process of restoring their home - you
Tributes have been paid to a doctor who looked after patients in Stockport for over four decades. Dr Sikander Malik worked at four GP practices and two hospitals during his 43 years spent working in the borough.
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