Hero Neighbors Use Backhoe to Keep Roof From Blowing Away in Storm Ali

Backhoe operator Graham Heanue held down the buckling roof of Renvyle’s Castle House B&B to keep it from blowing away in the vicious winds of Storm Ali, Galway, Ireland, Sept. 19, 2018. @diamoarr via Storyful

Resourceful neighbors in the Irish town of Galway used a backhoe excavator to keep the roof of a bed & breakfast from getting blown away in the ferocious winds of Storm Ali and potentially causing injuries along a busy street.