Houses 'blown to bits' by tornado

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The front pages of a number of the papers show a picture of a house ripped apart by the violent tornado which swept through north-west London.

"Blown to bits," reads the Daily Mirror's headline. It goes on to quote the house's owner Fiona Mulaisho.

"I was on the street looking into what was once my living room," she says.

The Daily Telegraph says that, while six people were injured and 150 homes were damaged, it was a miracle no-one was killed.

Trees uprooted

The Sun reports that millions of pounds worth of damage was caused by London's 10-second tornado.

Trees were uprooted and wheelie bins and flower pots were tossed through the air, it says.

All the papers report how one man was taken to hospital after he was hit in the head by debris.

While fire crews dealt with the carnage, police led an evacuation of the affected streets of Kensal Rise, the Guardian reports.

Tornado prone

The Times points out that Thursday's violent tornado in north-west London was far from being a UK first.

It cites trees smashed down by a tornado in London 52 years ago.

The Independent goes on to say that tornadoes have become more frequent in the UK in the past five years, with up to 70 a year.

The Daily Mail is far bolder, describing England as the most tornado-prone area on Earth. The US has more but over a bigger area, it says.

Impending doom

Eye-witnesses offer the most descriptive accounts of Thursday's tornado in Kensal Rise, London.

The Daily Mail quotes Piyel Haldar, 40.

"I remember thinking it was apocalyptic - it lasted about 20 seconds," he says.

"The air was humming and vibrating," says Australian Rachel Neil in the Daily Express, adding it was worse than the cyclones of her homeland.

"It was as if something evil was in the air. There was a feeling of impending doom... then my windows blew up."