Hundreds homeless after tornado hits London suburbs

Hundreds of people were left homeless today after a tornado ripped through residential streets in north London.

Dave Bonner, of London Fire Brigade, said about 100 homes had been damaged in “freak weather”, injuring six people in Kensal Rise.

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.