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Tornado

robograd | 09.08.2005 22:14 | Birmingham

Below are some photos of just after the tornado had ripped through south Birmingham and an eyewitness account of what happened.

Ladypool Rd/Woodstock Rd, Moseley/Balsall Heath
Ladypool Rd/Woodstock Rd, Moseley/Balsall Heath

Birchwood Rd/Ladypool Rd looking from Birchwood Cres(1), Balsall Heath
Birchwood Rd/Ladypool Rd looking from Birchwood Cres(1), Balsall Heath

Clifton Rd evacuation Stoney La end, Sparkbrook
Clifton Rd evacuation Stoney La end, Sparkbrook

Taunton Rd by Basall Heath Pk injured senior citizen, Balsall Heath
Taunton Rd by Basall Heath Pk injured senior citizen, Balsall Heath

Birchwood Rd/Ladypool Rd looking from Birchwood Cres(2) Balsall Heath
Birchwood Rd/Ladypool Rd looking from Birchwood Cres(2) Balsall Heath

Anderton Pk Rd/Woodstock Rd, Moseley/Balsall Heath
Anderton Pk Rd/Woodstock Rd, Moseley/Balsall Heath

kids n wrecked car Sampson Rd/Farm Rd, Sparkbrook
kids n wrecked car Sampson Rd/Farm Rd, Sparkbrook

No roof Grantham Rd/Hickman Rd, Sparkbrook
No roof Grantham Rd/Hickman Rd, Sparkbrook

Tree across Grantham Rd, Sparkbrook(1)
Tree across Grantham Rd, Sparkbrook(1)

Tree across Grantham Rd, Sparkbrook(2)
Tree across Grantham Rd, Sparkbrook(2)

Ombersley Rd/Ladypool Rd, Sparkbrook (1)
Ombersley Rd/Ladypool Rd, Sparkbrook (1)

Ombersley Rd/Ladypool Rd, Sparkbrook (2)
Ombersley Rd/Ladypool Rd, Sparkbrook (2)

Fallen Tree Clifton Rd/Ladypool Rd Balsall Heath
Fallen Tree Clifton Rd/Ladypool Rd Balsall Heath

One, Two, step Bill evacuating people from Clifton Rd, Stoney La end
One, Two, step Bill evacuating people from Clifton Rd, Stoney La end


Initially I thought there were leaves blowing past, but then I looked a bit closer and there were fuckin roof tiles blowing all over the place.

Then I went onto my road and there was a roof on the street from the house opposite.

Someone came out of their house, think it was the vicar's wife and she said: "don't you think this is the hand of god?"

There were hundreds of dazed people walking about like zombies.

Farm park was obliterated, like summat out of the first world war.

The police were shouting on a megaphone: "leave the area" "keep moving along" "don't come back!"

Like many people I couldn't get access to my house because the police had blocked off the road.

robograd
- e-mail: feckin_images@tiscali.co.uk


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