Homes to be demolished
Homes to be demolished
Hundreds of people left homeless by the London tornado should be able to return to their homes on Friday - but only to collect vital belongings, council leaders said.
Twenty properties have been declared uninhabitable by Brent Council and nine families have been re-housed.
A spokesman for the north London council's emergency planning department said allowing people access to their homes was the "main priority".
Crediton Road and Chamberlayne Road should be opened later, but Whitmore Gardens will take "a lot longer".
Police officers have been guarding security cordons around the damaged properties to deter potential looters.
"We know people are really concerned about their possessions," said the spokesman. "There is still security in the area and wardens were in the area this morning as well as police.
"There is obviously anxiety about that situation."
The council spokesman said all houses needing building work would pass through a fast-track planning process because there were no listed buildings in the area.
Council surveyors have spent the morning surveying the damage after the freak weather ripped tiles from roofs, pulled chimney stacks down and smashed through walls, injuring six people and causing millions of pounds of damage.
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