Image caption: Images on TV news shows fire destroy homes in the east London village
We’ve heard from some Wennington residents who were evacuated due to the fires in their village.
Some have gone to a rescue centre set up in the nearby Premier Inn, including Riminta Maceikaite, 38, and her 13-year-old son Nikas.
Riminta saw the devastation unfold on the TV, watching images shot from a helicopter. She says their neighbours’ homes have burnt down, but it appears their home is saved.
“When it shows you from the sky it just freaks you out,” says Riminta. “Our house is on the news”, says Nikas, “it’s the only house that hasn’t been burned so far.”
Janet Hickey, 70, and her husband Patrick, 71, had to evacuate their home quickly.
Janet, who has terminal pancreatic cancer, had to leave all her medicines in the fridge.
“We had to leave everything”, says Patrick. “We’re hoping against hope that our house is still there.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-62184978
