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 E/ b: l' O6 k/ r
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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; ?+ @) k$ ~) _This dramatic image shows the devastating impact that the latest heavy summer rainfall has had on the UK.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; m! J. X; ^/ Q1 @# t5 @
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One 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. . I6 A" Y( R1 Q$ ~9 \5.39.217.76 3 z6 H) J* F4 D% ^) h! [) M* X2 `7 f1 bTVBNOW 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 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. [1 W8 ~& e2 h% Z8 R
& n0 ?3 C& |: w$ {! kThey were shocked when they realised the back of the property, which was empty, had crashed into the River Ehen.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。" O, A* J& u @* \, h* G
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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公仔箱論壇* }# e# E# j& I: k1 P
' u4 } W# I' x公仔箱論壇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. 5.39.217.76! ^: B' Y) `/ `, t$ @$ @
7 i3 h7 d& \0 W7 n2 eLuckily, they had been staying in the Black Beck hotel, Egremont, which they also own, when their property collapsed into the river. 2 @; m. c4 x2 V. }" C7 P & h8 ^6 v3 Q; k3 J2 U$ iTVBNOW 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。Mr O’Hara said: 'I could not believe it when the police told me, it is completely unbelievable. # g4 U i" C" W5.39.217.76TVBNOW 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。7 |- D* [: R0 u/ K, B5 w% B
'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.'' x9 m) B6 X! j! W9 R
4 B# f$ ]3 L% c) L) U7 c( G5.39.217.76He 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. 7 t' X; O2 x4 h+ H$ U) l2 O5.39.217.76 6 h5 r" j; R4 {3 l8 z* @0 b ?The couple, who live in the bottom two floors, stood watching helplessly as their possessions were battered by raging waters. % m" ^& x1 O9 \( {: j# L5.39.217.76 , M9 q/ u2 L, l' [) P0 `4 q1 z7 M7 _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。They salvaged what they could, building a pile by the water’s edge.% ]$ {# J6 D5 _9 o
) X0 ^/ U0 r* K& h& ?4 aTVBNOW 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。 / S3 y) k! X5 {5 W. h) T: A 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 C: V5 J H$ `4 P; DTVBNOW 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。 公仔箱論壇% c- ]" D: |: }/ i. Y E' J ( a& C) `5 b3 D% B2 A( {5.39.217.76 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 time公仔箱論壇& n7 h' X6 {( L0 R
2 _# C3 `. b, z# ~, x , \2 V: Y+ w# \; p) J1 t9 S I+ u. gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 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 ! x3 A5 |& a5 }3 [ # w5 w% r5 N2 K. w8 `公仔箱論壇Police 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. 3 k$ d5 a1 Y+ j" H0 J1 z公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( ?% f: B% K. O. g
Inspector 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. 0 L: ?. z7 N1 ?公仔箱論壇 : \+ u$ X, c/ m3 v! I7 CInspector 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.' O7 @3 I* t/ y6 v( z0 j, z* `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。 " ^0 e0 o1 Y5 b7 I f) e EEngineers are investigating because of concerns about the electric supply and the possibility of a gas leak. - s1 C6 W/ z$ g9 l( L d( W/ _5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 L7 {: j; Z8 F$ y: X9 a7 D3 J
He added: 'We are now trying to determine whether we need a wider scale evacuation of the area. & {7 Q+ G' k3 Y( L5 b1 F 0 i+ w5 a: \* cTVBNOW 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 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.' : I t ?% \. L) Q7 i4 }0 Q4 ?公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇7 u8 M4 S% N+ V/ ]" N. I/ |- D
Inspector Davidson confirmed that there have been no casualties reported. 0 ^) p& L1 T7 D0 f& r5 K5 m公仔箱論壇2 F& B1 Z: {- ^" H* |5 } 公仔箱論壇5 L6 c5 a3 D( N( E& i3 v- j2 X
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X, F% F' T7 T9 a% Y. B % O/ q" ~! c# Z# g- {+ F5.39.217.76 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 公仔箱論壇, x$ g" V4 e( H0 d
7 A; L9 n" i2 ~9 _ 5 T: D% `+ t r/ @公仔箱論壇 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 , C1 @# ?$ N2 j7 t! yTVBNOW 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( ^$ M; _7 _9 [* Q- B+ @ b
Laura Travers, of the Environment Agency, said part of a property has been washed downstream.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, h4 z6 U5 Y& Z }# `8 [
5 D$ L0 N( j! h& R- K She added: 'At present we are liaising with other services, including United Utilities and giving advice on flood risk at the site.' / C2 t7 ]5 c# g& @8 x+ R1 R5.39.217.76 + r Z) E+ O- o) S/ q 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.5.39.217.76: u$ d5 H; D5 b: F5 d% Q5 |. Y
1 L' q1 i; K4 L) O1 l- U! }# I9 yTVBNOW 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 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.公仔箱論壇# m5 R6 D$ c! z
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb j! c" u' g7 Y. v
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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 0 }) l$ P' Y. Z公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇4 |% h6 @% \% l7 t4 j6 ` 3 @7 W. X5 f3 w, \
Investigation: There are concerns other properties (pictured) next to the house could collapse too * L _5 ^% Q* S u v1 e2 qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 {# T% ^9 P3 {9 |- ^ 5.39.217.76" p- y2 U, L) F$ n
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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