46 h. 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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51 h. 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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51 h. ago Man jumped from capsizing narrowboat as it was swallowed by canal 'sinkhole' in middle of the night

The banks of Llangollen Canal collapsed at around 4am yesterday morning and water flooded out, pulling a huge 160ft wide chunk of canal bed with it and taking two boats down into the hole left behind.

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67 h. 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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2 d. 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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2 d. ago Stretch of canal dammed off after ‘sinkhole’ leaves 10 needing rescue

A major incident was declared after reports of a hole emerging along the Shropshire waterway in the early hours of Monday morning.

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2 d. 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 d. 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 d. 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 d. 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 d. 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 d. 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 d. 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 d. 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 d. 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 d. 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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3 d. ago Major incident as Whitchurch 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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3 d. ago Whitchurch major incident declared as massive sinkhole collapses canal

Shocking photos show two narrowboats collapsing into a section of canal in the Chemistry area of Whitchurch after the area was hit by a landslip

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3 d. ago Major incident declared in Shropshire as huge sinkhole swallows canal

A major incident has been declared as a huge sinkhole has swallowed a canal.

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8 d. ago M&S staff rushed to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning as major incident declared at London store

Firefighters and paramedics responded after carbon monoxide was detected throughout the shop, with 11 people taken to hospital

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