Post by Rhiannon on Dec 7, 2006 16:43:14 GMT
I got greeted today after school with-
"Guess What- Theres been a tornado in London"
I was like, well yeah, thanks for saying Hi! Then i logged onto AOL, and there was this report-
Hundreds of people are homeless after a tornado ripped through residential streets in north London.
Dave Bonner, of London Fire Brigade, said about 100 homes had been damaged and six people injured in Kensal Rise when the "freak weather" struck.
Chamberlayne Road, one of the worst-affected areas, was cordoned off for safety checks after roofs were ripped off houses, trees were uprooted, walls collapsed and debris rained on parked cars.
One man was taken to hospital with a head injury and five people were treated at the scene for minor injuries and shock.
Eye witnesses told how the sky went dark and spoke of a terrifying column of debris sweeping through the area.
Trees were brought down in the street
They said the noise was like a jet airliner.
Video footage from a helicopter showed part of the side of a house had collapsed, partially covering a car parked outside.
The footage on Sky News also pictured several houses which had lost roof tiles, including one where almost the entire roof had been peeled away.
Brent Council set up a respite centre in a local church for people made homeless.
Mr Bonner said that crews were faced with a number of properties that had been damaged.
Tim Klotz, 34, who works in entertainment and film and had recently moved to the street, said it happened right in front of his house.
"It was like some sort of cyclone. I was actually in an attic room working at my desk on the computer and there was heavy rain and sleet and then the wind just really changed.
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"I looked up through a skylight and debris was falling through the air. I heard what seemed like large, clay dominoes falling, which I think were roof tiles.''
Colin Brewer, who lives in nearby Trevelyan Gardens, told the BBC: "It was really, really incredible. All of a sudden I saw a swirl starting to form and then, it was amazing, but it then touched land.
"I then saw clumps of all sorts of things flying into the air.''
What do YOU think? I think this is VERY nasty! Poor People
"Guess What- Theres been a tornado in London"
I was like, well yeah, thanks for saying Hi! Then i logged onto AOL, and there was this report-
Hundreds of people are homeless after a tornado ripped through residential streets in north London.
Dave Bonner, of London Fire Brigade, said about 100 homes had been damaged and six people injured in Kensal Rise when the "freak weather" struck.
Chamberlayne Road, one of the worst-affected areas, was cordoned off for safety checks after roofs were ripped off houses, trees were uprooted, walls collapsed and debris rained on parked cars.
One man was taken to hospital with a head injury and five people were treated at the scene for minor injuries and shock.
Eye witnesses told how the sky went dark and spoke of a terrifying column of debris sweeping through the area.
Trees were brought down in the street
They said the noise was like a jet airliner.
Video footage from a helicopter showed part of the side of a house had collapsed, partially covering a car parked outside.
The footage on Sky News also pictured several houses which had lost roof tiles, including one where almost the entire roof had been peeled away.
Brent Council set up a respite centre in a local church for people made homeless.
Mr Bonner said that crews were faced with a number of properties that had been damaged.
Tim Klotz, 34, who works in entertainment and film and had recently moved to the street, said it happened right in front of his house.
"It was like some sort of cyclone. I was actually in an attic room working at my desk on the computer and there was heavy rain and sleet and then the wind just really changed.
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"I looked up through a skylight and debris was falling through the air. I heard what seemed like large, clay dominoes falling, which I think were roof tiles.''
Colin Brewer, who lives in nearby Trevelyan Gardens, told the BBC: "It was really, really incredible. All of a sudden I saw a swirl starting to form and then, it was amazing, but it then touched land.
"I then saw clumps of all sorts of things flying into the air.''
What do YOU think? I think this is VERY nasty! Poor People
