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Residents counting the cost of tornado damage Cornwall residents counting the cost of tornado damage
(17 days later)
Repair work is under way to fix the damaged propertiesRepair work is under way to fix the damaged properties
Residents in a Cornish village are counting the cost of the damage caused by a tornado which ripped through the area on Thursday.Residents in a Cornish village are counting the cost of the damage caused by a tornado which ripped through the area on Thursday.
Some properties in Quintrell Downs near Newquay have lost parts of their roofs and trees have been blown down.Some properties in Quintrell Downs near Newquay have lost parts of their roofs and trees have been blown down.
Eyewitnesses said the winds only lasted for seconds but had caused major damage - eights cars at one local garage were damaged.Eyewitnesses said the winds only lasted for seconds but had caused major damage - eights cars at one local garage were damaged.
Emergency repairs have been taking place to protect the properties from further damage and a fleet of skips have been brought in as the clean-up continues.Emergency repairs have been taking place to protect the properties from further damage and a fleet of skips have been brought in as the clean-up continues.
Debris is being loaded on to skipsDebris is being loaded on to skips
Local resident Richard Hodgetts needed temporary repair work to his roof, and endured a restless night.Local resident Richard Hodgetts needed temporary repair work to his roof, and endured a restless night.
"It was very noisy, a lot of flapping on there. We didn't get much sleep last night, but they have done a fantastic job.""It was very noisy, a lot of flapping on there. We didn't get much sleep last night, but they have done a fantastic job."
Mr Hodgetts said there was still a lot of work to do.Mr Hodgetts said there was still a lot of work to do.
"The garden's flooded now with the rain we had last night," he said."The garden's flooded now with the rain we had last night," he said.
"What was left of the shed - that's moving again with last night's wind so we've got to take that down.""What was left of the shed - that's moving again with last night's wind so we've got to take that down."
Roofers have been making emergency repairs to propertiesRoofers have been making emergency repairs to properties
The tornado hit between 09:30 and 09:45 GMT, according to weather maps.The tornado hit between 09:30 and 09:45 GMT, according to weather maps.
Jim Trezise works nights and was asleep when the tornado struck.Jim Trezise works nights and was asleep when the tornado struck.
"I thought we were being raided or broken into," he said."I thought we were being raided or broken into," he said.
"I looked out the back window and just saw debris flying everywhere.""I looked out the back window and just saw debris flying everywhere."
Mr Trezise said it blew in the garage's front door and its back doors came off the frame and "turned the garage upside down basically".Mr Trezise said it blew in the garage's front door and its back doors came off the frame and "turned the garage upside down basically".
He had nothing but praise for the swift action taken by his landlord to start repair work: "They were out within like 15 minutes and they brought a roofer with them and they got straight to work."He had nothing but praise for the swift action taken by his landlord to start repair work: "They were out within like 15 minutes and they brought a roofer with them and they got straight to work."
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