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Gemma Jones

London's iconic O2 Arena has roof ripped off by Storm Eunice in record-breaking winds

The roof of London's O2 Arena has been damaged by Storm Eunice.

Record breaking winds are currently battering the UK with winds of 122mph recorded earlier today as a red weather warning has been issued by the Met Office for the area.

Witnesses in London said that The Millennium Dome is being "shredded to pieces" by the winds.

READ MORE: Storm Eunice live updates as Met Office issues 'danger to life' weather warning

Twitter user Ben Hubbard said: "The Millennium Dome is being shredded to pieces by the high wind conditions.

"First one panel was ripped off, then another went too.

"How much more will this thing be destroyed?"

He later added another video showing around six panels had come off adding: "This thing isn't slowing down."

Another witness, Mala Sharma, told the PA news agency that “more and more parts are getting ripped off”, adding, “it’s going to be a safety issue for people around”.

She said that it happened “right in front of my eyes” and that the damage “started off with a patch” but then a “chunk” of the dome roof ripped off.

The dome was opened on New Year's Eve 1999 as part of the UK's millennium celebrations and is now part of The O2 arena.

The gusts have taken out a significant chunk of the O2 Arena’s white covering, made of a material known as SHEERFILL.

Parts of the membrane which covers the arena could be seen falling into the Thames.

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