A tree falls on a house as Storm Irwin wreaks havoc across Greater Manchester

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A house was left damaged after it was hit by a tree during Storm Irwin.

The tree fell on the property in The Drive, Bury, as strong winds broke out in the early hours of this morning (November 27).

The passengers – believed to be an elderly couple – were not at home when the Manchester Evening News visited this afternoon but were said to have been asleep in bed when the tree fell at around 4am.

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Helen O’Brien, who lives across from her, said she only realized what had happened after getting up on Saturday morning.

“I couldn’t believe it,” she said.

“It’s not something you’d expect to see. I’m worried about the tree moving outside my house, too.”

Damage to the roof of a house in The Drive, Bury (Image: ASP)

The workers were later seen using a crane to remove the tree.

However, part of it remained on the sidewalk on Saturday afternoon.

The roof of the building was also clearly damaged.

As the winds intensified overnight, Storm Irwin also left a trail of devastation across other parts of Bury.

(Photo: ASP)

Fountain Street North was closed to traffic and pedestrians on Saturday as firefighters and a demolition company dealt with an unsafe wall, according to the Bury Council.

A tree had also fallen outside Castle Leisure Center in the center of town, while at All Saints Church in Whitefield, a tree had collapsed in the cemetery.

A fallen tree outside Castle Leisure Center in Bury (Photo: ASP)

An eyewitness said a number of the tombstones were “disrupted,” although none appeared to have been knocked down.

Elsewhere in Greater Manchester, the M62 was closed between junctions 21 and 22 at 2.30am after more than 120 trucks got stuck in heavy snow.

Snow plows and grouting machines have been deployed to clean the road.

Firefighters on Liver Edge Lane, Bolton, which has been closed due to fears of an “unsafe building” (Image: ASP)

In Manchester city centre, emergency services were called to the Northern Quarter after planks on two parked cars were blown off by the wind.

Meanwhile, Metrolink services between downtown Rochdale and Shaw and Crompton have been suspended due to damage to the overhead line due to a falling tree.

In Bolton, Lever Edge Lane was closed for several hours due to concerns about an “unsafe building”.

The road has since reopened.

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