suffered significant damage to its roof following high winds caused by Storm Eunice. Winds caused by the adverse weather shredded parts of the white-domed roof of the venue, which is located near Greenwich, South East London.
Mosque launches desperate £100,000 fundraiser for urgent repairs after storm rips minaret from roof
23.02.2022 - 16:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A mosque devastated by strong winds as Storm Eunice battered the region could be forced to fork out £100,000 in repairs.
Greengate Jamia Masjid is desperately trying to raise enough cash to repair the damage caused across the weekend, after one of the minarets was ripped from the roof.
The second minaret, a thin tower built on or near mosques that are often used in calls for prayer, has also been damaged, and is now unstable and in need of repair.
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Posting about the damage on social media, members of the mosque revealed construction workers had been due to remove the original minaret safely after it became damaged on Saturday, February 19.
Made of fibreglass, the tower was hanging off 'at about 45 degrees' when police erected a cordon around the site to make it safe.
However, before workers could arrive, the tower had crashed through the roof into the prayer hall on Saturday evening, causing rain water to pour into the building and damaging the dome of the building.
Attempts were made to repair the roof on Sunday, February 20, but poor weather conditions made it impossible for them to safely fix the damage, adding to the water damage.
A post on the mosque's Facebook page on Monday read: "As many of you will have seen, there has been significant storm damage at the Masjid.
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