9 h. ago First of three stranded narrow boats refloated after Shropshire canal breach

The rear of the Pacemaker was left hanging over a huge ‘sinkhole’ after a canal bank collapsed in the early hours of December 22.

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4 d. ago Volunteers race to save 15 whales after mass stranding on New Zealand beach

Six whales die after pod washes ashore on narrow sand formation known for repeated strandings

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2 w. ago Narrowboats still stranded on Shropshire Union Canal one week after sinkhole chaos

Three boats were last week engulfed by the giant sinkhole on the Llangollen Canal near Whitchurch, and at least 10 people needed to be helped off their narrowboats

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2 w. ago Digested week: Like sex or massages, Christmas is even better when it stops | Lucy Mangan

Despite doing twice as much work daily, I still have no free time at all. How? Plus, canal breaches and multiplying octopusesA canal in Shropshire has disappeared into a sinkhole. I paraphrase, but not by much. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Footage onboard Shropshire narrowboat captures moment canal collapsed into sinkhole

Watch the moment a pair of boaters raced to safety as a 160ft sinkhole opened up in Shropshire on Monday (22 December).

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3 w. ago ‘We were dreaming of Christmas on the canal boat – now we’ve got to spend it in a hotel’

Geoff and Pamela Poole were planning on spending Christmas on their canal boat when a huge sinkhole opened up in Llangollen Canal in Shropshire

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3 w. ago Moment boat swallowed up after canal collapses into Shropshire sinkhole

Stunned bystanders captured the moment a canal boat dropped into a 160ft sinkhole in Shropshire on Monday (22 December).

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3 w. ago Moment sinkhole swallows canal as boats sink with people on board in 4am horror

Footage captured the chaos of the moment a sinkhole opened up in a Shropshire canal as people on board their boats were sleeping until they were woken up by load noises

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3 w. ago Man describes narrow escape after boats pulled into giant hole on Shropshire canal

Major incident declared as 50-metre-long breach opens up in waterway previously flagged as ‘amber risk’A man has told of his narrow escape after waking up just in time to raise the alarm as his canal boat and those of others were swallowed by a fast-appearing giant hole.Emergency services declared a major incident after the 50-metre-long crater – initially described by emergency services and other agencies as a sinkhole – breached the Llangollen canal in England’s West Midlands, leaving boats teetering on the edge of a steep drop or stuck at the bottom of the cavity. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Why sinkholes happen after major incident declared as 50m hole opens in Shropshire canal

Ten people have been helped to safety after a sinkhole opened up in a Shropshire canal

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3 w. ago Whitchurch canal sinkhole: Major incident declared in Shropshire as 14 people rescued from narrowboats days before Christmas

Emergency services are on scene in the Chemistry area of Whitchurch after the gaping hole, around 50 metres by 50 metres in size, started to develop at 4.22am.

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3 w. ago Major incident declared after canal ‘sinkhole’ leaves boats stranded

Emergency services said the Shropshire Union Canal had suffered a ‘significant breach’.

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3 w. ago Ten people rescued after boats pulled into sinkhole in Shropshire canal

Major incident declared as 50-metre-long breach opens up and discharges water on to surrounding landTen people have been helped to safety after a sinkhole opened up in a Shropshire canal, pulling in boats and discharging large volumes of water on to surrounding land.Emergency services declared a major incident after the 50-metre-long sinkhole breached the canal in the West Midlands, leaving boats teetering on the edge of a steep drop or stuck at the bottom of the cavity. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Man describes narrow escape after boats pulled into sinkhole on Shropshire canal

Major incident declared as 50-metre-long breach opens up in waterway previously flagged as ‘amber risk’A man has told of his narrow escape after waking up just in time to raise the alarm as his canal boat and those of others were swallowed by a sinkhole.Emergency services declared a major incident after the 50-metre-long crater breached the Llangollen canal in England’s West Midlands, leaving boats teetering on the edge of a steep drop or stuck at the bottom of the cavity. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Whitchurch canal sinkhole: Major incident declared in Shropshire as 10 people rescued from narrowboats days before Christmas

Emergency services are on scene in the Chemistry area of Whitchurch after the gaping hole, around 50 metres by 50 metres in size, started to develop at 4.22am.

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3 w. ago Major incident declared after sinkhole collapses Shropshire canal

Emergency services were called after a large sinkhole drained a section of canal, with 12 people safely evacuated

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3 w. ago Shropshire sinkhole: Dramatic pictures show UK canal 'sinkhole' after major incident declared

Three canal boats were caught in the sinkhole and 12 people from nearby boats were helped to safety.

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3 w. ago Major incident declared in Shropshire as huge sinkhole swallows canal: 10 people rescued from damaged narrowboats just days before Christmas

Emergency services are on scene in the Chemistry area of Whitchurch after the gaping hole, around 50 metres by 50 metres in size, started to develop at 4.22am.

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3 w. ago More than 10 rescued after huge sinkhole opens in canal in ‘major incident’

People are being asked to avoid the incident on the Shropshire Union Canal in Chemistry, Shropshire

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3 w. ago Major incident declared as UK canal swallowed by 'rapidly expanding sinkhole'

A major incident has been declared after a huge 50 metre 'sinkhole' swallowed a canal in Shropshire, with boats caught up in the terrifying incident

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