Storm Henk: Pictures show fallen trees in Havering

Residents from across the borough shared pictures of the aftermath of yesterday's bad weather.

Pictures by Peter Barrett showed a fallen fence on top of parked cars near a Sainsbury’s shop in Hornchurch.

Fencing fallen onto cars in Hornchurch (Image: Peter Barrett)

Large trees were seen fallen down in Hylands Park in Hornchurch.

A large fallen tree in Hylands Park (Image: Peter Barrett)In Little Gaynes Lane in Upminster, Angela Dynan said she was driving in her car when she narrowly escaped being hit by a tree.

The tree that fell in Little Gaynes Lane in Upminster (Image: Angela Dynan)Pippa Barrett said she saw a fallen tree in Front Lane in Upminster and, with the help of someone else, managed to drag it off the road and wedge it under a billboard to get it out of the way.

The tree on Front Lane in Upminster (Image: Pippa Barrett)Sophie Riches’ back garden in Briar Road in Harold Hill and Sammie Anne’s in Cranham saw a children’s trampoline blown away by wind.

Shelly Cross from Emerson Park said the wind “blew their shed off”.

Trampoline in a back garden blown away by wind (Image: Sophie Riches)

A damaged shed in Emerson Park (Image: Shelly Cross)

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Adam Knight added that he was travelling to work this morning (January 3) when he saw what appeared to be the sign for Queens Moat House in Romford fallen on the floor.

A fallen signage was seen in Romford (Image: Adam Knight)Elsewhere, there were reports of a wall collapsing next to St Andrews Church in Hornchurch, and London Ambulance Service being called near to The Harrow pub.

LAS were seen helping at the Harrow pub to protect motorists from the fallen tree and lamppost across the main road (Image: Submitted)Traffic on the QEII Bridge at Dartford Crossing was brought to a standstill from around 4.45pm yesterday due to heavy winds. It has since been reopened.

Essex Police reported that a fallen tree at a roundabout leading to Lakeside Shopping Centre had a knock-on effect on the A13 and M25, with motorists claiming they were stuck on the motorway for nearly two hours.

A flood alert was issued for the Mardyke to the River Thames at Purfleet, with the area covered by it extending to parts of Upminster.

A map of the flood alert included areas in Upminster (Image: Gov.uk)London Fire Brigade told the Recorder yesterday that they had attended more than 30 calls across London because of the strong winds. The incidents, they said, included objects found in precarious positions since around 3pm including trees, scaffolding, roof tiles, solar panels and roofing.