Residents whose homes have been left devastated by the tornado that tore through Stalybridge last week have hit out at the council in the aftermath of the freak weather event.
The tornado, which reached staggering winds of 160mph and was the strongest to hit the UK in nearly two decades, wreaked havoc on nearly 100 homes in the Carrbrook area of the town and caused huge damage to surrounding cars and streets.
Now amidst the rubble, local resident Gareth Moody points to the remnant tiles, debris and structure fragments strewn across his house's upper floor.
Gareth, a council licensing offer at Manchester Council, was one of those whose home was badly hit just before midnight on December 27.
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