The house that sailed away: Back half of property collapses into a river and is washed away in floods (lucky there was no one inside) 9 H6 g, ?1 u) w: E" A
Shocked owners of the property have been trying to salvage their belongings before they're washed away
They had been staying at a nearby hotel which they own when the property collapsed into the River Ehen
Some nearby homes have been evacuated among fears that more could collapse into the river
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By Emily Allen 7 H. i9 Y$ e# u3 _5.39.217.76; m- i7 `4 ^0 H' O
This dramatic image shows the devastating impact that the latest heavy summer rainfall has had on the UK. 0 J" p3 T# R! \, L 8 i( ^1 g0 J* Y. G/ \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOne whole side of a four-storey house tumbled into a swollen river before being washed downstream as a result of the heavy storms that blighted the Bank Holiday weekend.# K6 h5 D0 p8 e j* d: p( z/ P9 c
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The alarm was raised just after 6am this morning when residents of Vale View in Egremont, Cumbria, were woken by a loud rumble and a splash. ! N0 K! V) W- z1 ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ _0 |4 B" W8 i
They were shocked when they realised the back of the property, which was empty, had crashed into the River Ehen. 8 c/ Q/ S4 x% B/ Z1 p公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇+ u! K4 ~3 x; v 6 N3 @% E1 a) N) @. _公仔箱論壇 Collapse: The alarm was raised just after 6am this morning when residents of Vale View in Egremont, Cumbria, were woken by a loud rumble and a splash as the back of the property crashed into the river 9 x( Z3 u+ @! x, f * y1 i: a& D& l( Q. m5.39.217.76Owners of the house, Ken O’Hara and Belinda Taylor, were alerted by the police earlier today and have been trying to salvage what they can from the property. 5.39.217.76+ N% v/ K u. e
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Luckily, they had been staying in the Black Beck hotel, Egremont, which they also own, when their property collapsed into the river. & E9 z& X# J; M/ T$ N! d) U5.39.217.76* A3 e- N6 Q& M- }
Mr O’Hara said: 'I could not believe it when the police told me, it is completely unbelievable.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& @; c7 K2 Z5 n ]4 d# V6 f9 `# X3 B( g
+ m: ^7 N& v' Z5.39.217.76'It just shows what can happen. Luckily there was no-one in at the time it happened. It would have been awful if there were.'! j R' @0 P5 x( _
) Q+ w* P" I/ L3 v) L: Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe said the top two floors of the four-storey home were rented out to Sellafield workers, who were also not there last night as they had been away for the Bank Holiday. : p: t5 M0 z% d: A; t: h公仔箱論壇" J# x: f; K/ O- [" F
The couple, who live in the bottom two floors, stood watching helplessly as their possessions were battered by raging waters. . H7 @+ \ P3 d公仔箱論壇 : o' P4 a) n' R- Y: ?公仔箱論壇They salvaged what they could, building a pile by the water’s edge.5.39.217.76! ~! R5 k1 r# b \
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Destroyed: Owners of the house, Ken O’Hara and Belinda Taylor, were alerted by the police earlier today and have been trying to salvage what they can from the property but many of their belongings have been lost# t0 X d% g7 R$ m
! T3 t* g6 L* ~" W: ` o o公仔箱論壇 - T1 Z5 k i5 l2 d i! i, y7 r: n公仔箱論壇 Disaster: The living room furniture can be seen after the back wall collapsed. Police and ambulance crews cordoned off the road as there were fears that more of the houses could collapse at any timeTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。& o* ^5 S7 W0 ^6 n
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Damage: Much of the back of the property is just rubble and dust following the collapse. Engineers are investigating because of concerns about the electric supply and the possibility of a gas leak公仔箱論壇( u9 W& h! |! s/ E. ?
@4 _5 p: ]. k$ }, ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPolice and ambulance crews cordoned off the road as there were fears that more of the houses could collapse at any time. Some homes have been evacuated. p& c% S3 `" ] {! q7 u7 \- z : k- p, X4 d0 v4 K) [4 dInspector Phil Davidson, at the force’s HQ in Penrith, said several officers were at the scene, along with a fire crew, and officials from the Environment Agency. - z% G2 Q8 y2 N- [2 ?4 ]5.39.217.76 ; T; }5 W0 h+ y u- RInspector Davidson said: 'The early indications are that this house has been affected by flooding, as it backs on to a weir on the River Ehen.': ?& Z" q1 F0 C% x8 c9 W
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Engineers are investigating because of concerns about the electric supply and the possibility of a gas leak.公仔箱論壇, L: t! e, C9 y2 ?
. U3 t: M! S' K" L& e. g7 vHe added: 'We are now trying to determine whether we need a wider scale evacuation of the area. 2 a& h1 W1 s; C K9 E. T1 m; D
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'The house involved appears to have been an end terraced property, so there may be the potential for one or even more than one other property to be affected.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. i5 i. H$ Y0 M7 `( W8 P
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Inspector Davidson confirmed that there have been no casualties reported.2 E; W8 h/ u7 D0 E, }( o
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A closed South Street in Egremont n4 ~0 v7 I$ f" Z* ?; x5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ ~ S% w' z" ^0 N e 公仔箱論壇& ^; c' i8 g6 R! d- y# y- W
Lucky escape: The top two floors of the four-storey home were rented out to Sellafield workers, who were also not there last night as they had been away for the Bank Holiday + p& S/ W2 Z4 w- X $ b4 J* r( Q+ r2 r4 x. vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# w1 |- T# c; f) y t+ P8 U/ x1 O
Rubble: Luckily there were no casualties when the house collapsed but it looks set to cost the couple a lot of money to get the property back in shape and make sure it's safe to live in + q; {5 Q/ M- G4 ^; w, [TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) e2 m, H* K8 L" a% K( Z! k
Laura Travers, of the Environment Agency, said part of a property has been washed downstream. 1 }- N5 J- }8 i5 S2 z4 v5.39.217.76 - I y2 Z" e! Q$ d/ i! W3 W4 u8 m4 s公仔箱論壇 She added: 'At present we are liaising with other services, including United Utilities and giving advice on flood risk at the site.' 4 ]! h" ^( F& @ 7 T- t# f# s" r4 zTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 The agency has a live flood alert issued for the Ehen, warning of a general risk of flooding due to the heavy rain. Several Cumbrian rivers are currently on flood alert." h( _) O$ w9 t0 ^) R
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The agency said that the River Ehen was put on flood alert at 10.30am on Monday but its level never reached a height sufficient to trigger a flood warning. 0 U% O) d( q: A: nTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 5 l; H. s t' D d* u公仔箱論壇 The Ehen’s average height in recent weeks has been 06.99 metres but at its peak during the last 24 hours it reached 2.094 metres.7 x( F& R* j9 L
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A flood warning is triggered when it reaches 2.2 metres. The river's level is now falling. 公仔箱論壇# Z* X- \( O& Y" o/ }
5.39.217.76# w4 A7 g& O S5 N) L9 d- b - X% b6 U& B# _+ r3 _0 }5 ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb Open to the elements: One of the bedrooms is completely on show after the back of the property was washed downstream. The Environment Agency has a live flood alert issued for the River Ehen 5.39.217.76) S4 ?/ l1 m% {5 ?2 H; p4 e7 p
公仔箱論壇 a9 m* d6 y. A: g; z# u 7 |- Q. E% t3 h. p' j$ }TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 Investigation: There are concerns other properties (pictured) next to the house could collapse too TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。* {. m+ Q6 ~8 O' l4 r
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Shock: Neighbours watch as the couple's belongings are washed away. Engineers are investigating because of concerns about the electric supply and the possibility of a gas leak
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