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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Kit Vickery & James Holt

Mosque launches desperate £100,000 fundraiser for urgent repairs after storm rips minaret from roof

A mosque devastated by strong winds as Storm Eunice battered the region could be forced to fork out £100,000 in repairs.

Greengate Jamia Masjid is desperately trying to raise enough cash to repair the damage caused across the weekend, after one of the minarets was ripped from the roof.

The second minaret, a thin tower built on or near mosques that are often used in calls for prayer, has also been damaged, and is now unstable and in need of repair.

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