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Uprooted tree lands on houses amid Storm Bert

Raja Sabeel Ahmed A tree with a silver trunk (probably silver birch) on its side with its leafless upper branches resting across the edge of the roof of two terraced houses. Its roots can be seen surrounded by dark earth, sticking out of a grass verge in front of the houses. In front of that is a white roadsign saying SwanspoolRaja Sabeel Ahmed
The uprooted tree toppled onto the houses at about 12:00 GMT

A tree has been uprooted and landed on two houses after the Met Office issued a yellow warning for strong winds due to Storm Bert.

The tree, which was taller than the two-storey terraced properties, toppled onto the houses at Swanspool in Peterborough at about 12:00 GMT.

Ward councillor Raja Sabeel Ahmed said residents of Ravensthorpe contacted him within minutes of it happening and he called the city council's out-of-hours contractors to remove the tree.

"Luckily, no person was injured and it caused only minor damage to the houses," he said.

"By the time I arrived the contractors were already on the scene."

Raja Sabeel Ahmed A tree with a silver trunk (probably silver birch) on its side with its leafless upper branches resting across the edge of the roof of two terraced houses. Its roots can be seen surrounded by dark earth, sticking out of a grass verge in front of the houses. Beside it is Raja Sabeel Ahmed wearing a grey sweatshirt and black tracksuit bottoms. He is pointing towards the rootsRaja Sabeel Ahmed
Raja Sabeel Ahmed said it was fortunate no-one had been hurt and the damage to the property was minor

The tree is due to be removed later and Mr Ahmed said he was told the contractors had another tree which had come down which they needed to remove.

"It's a large tree and I'm told the bigger the tree, the bigger the roots, but it's the wind brought it down."

The Met Office yellow warning covers the whole region - from the Norfolk coast to west Northamptonshire - between 08:00 and 21:00.

Gusts of 45-55mph (70-90km/h) are expected and in higher ground, or south facing coasts, they could reach between 60-65mph (95-105km/h).

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