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29.12.2023 - 14:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A huge clean-up operation is continuing after a 'tornado' ripped through Stalybridge. Residents are counting the cost of the extreme weather event, said to be the strongest tornado seen in the UK for almost 20 years, after it caused widespread damage across the town.
The roofs of two houses were ripped off, while the winds of up to 160mph brought down chimneys and roof tiles, as well as uprooting trees. Cars were smashed by falling debris, and a piece of slate even became lodged into one vehicle.
The 'tornado' hit the town in Tameside shortly before midnight on Wednesday. After sunrise yesterday, residents began to take in the full toll of the damage caused during Storm Gerrit.
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About 100 properties were damaged in all. No-one was hurt.
Today, a huge clean-up operation was evident across the town, as residents seek to recoup their losses through insurance companies. The two homes on Hough Hill Road which had their roofs ripped off were fenced off today, as engineers assessed the damage.
Part of the roof of one property continues to hang precariously over the front of the building.
Gareth and Lyndsey Moody and three of their children were at home in one of the two properties when the 'tornado' hit, and have told of their horror. Lyndsey said they were 'lucky to get out alive'.
Scaffolding was being erected at some homes as part of the repair work.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said that damage caused by the weather would be covered by standard property insurance policies.
However Stalybridge MP
Demand for new homes in Rochdale is high - so much that the council declared a housing emergency in the borough in October after it was revealed that there are 10,000 rehousing applications and a wait of up to five years for a new home.
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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.
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