Sunderland City Council took a number of storm related call-outs during Storm Eunice on Friday, mainly relating to fallen trees and damage to buildings.
The impact of Storm Eunice coupled with Storm Dudley earlier in the week resulted in a number of damages across Wearside, including the closure of the northern section of Fawcett Street between St Thomas Street and High Street West, and the continued closure of the eastbound lane of the A183 Chester Road at the end of Croft Avenue.
The City Council understands the strategic importance of both these busy routes within the city's road network and is working to ensure they are reopened as soon as it is safe to do so.
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Storm damage to one of the buildings on Fawcett Street in the city centre occurred on Friday, and it's likely to remain closed until at least Monday (21 February) when the situation will be reassessed.
The lane closure relating to Croft Avenue was for public safety, due to an unsafe gable end which may have unexpectedly caused further damages to those in the area.
Officers from the Council's building control team were also called out on Friday (18 February) to make the area safe following a gable end collapse at a block of flats at Ford Lodge, South Hylton.
The Council's arboriculture team also had nine call outs to deal with fallen trees and branches.
In a statement on the Council's official website today, Council Leader, Cllr Graeme Miller said: "We've had council teams on standby throughout both storms ready to support communities and deal with any storm damage.
"They've done a brilliant job responding to calls about dangerous buildings and fallen trees in some pretty challenging weather conditions to keep our communities safe and I can't thank them enough."
The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for wind in the North East as Storm Eunice approached and landed on Friday, but damage reports from across the region have been far less substantial than incidents from November's Storm Arwen.
