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Bertha Mwenso by her car in Werrington Street, Somers Town.
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Winds bring down trees
SEVENTY-FIVE miles-per-hour winds ripped up trees across the borough on Thursday while thousands of residents and businesses in King’s Cross – one of the worst hit areas – had no electricity for 12 hours.
Euston Fire station attended one of the most dramatic call-outs of the day after four people were injured by flying hoardings in Euston.
The victims suffered gashes to the head, broken legs and an injured arm as they walked past the disused Elizabeth Garrett Anderson hospital in Huntley Street.
They were taken to University College hospital (UCLH), where 25 people were admitted for storm-related injuries.
Wobbly scaffolding, flying fences and tiles, and falling cladding meant it was also one of the busiest day on record for council officials, police, hospitals and the fire brigade.
Two high rise estates were a priority emergency after chunks fell from the sides of towers.
Vicky Read, 28, from Highgate, discovered a tree sticking through the front window of her silver MG car in Parliament Hill. She said: “I got off the bus about 3.30 pm and couldn’t believe what I saw. I’m just thankful I wasn’t in the car when it happened.” The tree, which fell across two other cars, blocked the road until Friday. Students at Highgate Junior School in Hampstead Lane, Highgate were in the sports field when part of a 70-foot lime tree collapsed into their playing area. It also destroyed three cars, a wall and railings.
Esther Atupu, who saw a tree fall in Werrington Street, Somers Town, said: “There are three local schools in the area – if a child had been walking after school there could have been a death.”
Medical staff in Archway had to be evacuated when gale force winds knocked a huge oak tree through the roof of their homes.
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