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)$ M! W5 C) E3 o! Y* o0 K, O3 U
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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This dramatic image shows the devastating impact that the latest heavy summer rainfall has had on the UK. ) {- `; f7 o: m' u1 s7 ]5.39.217.76( h6 ~' R9 W8 x# C
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. ( \% f& |" r; D h % L% L% X- \- v8 N# ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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. $ i- I7 P" Z7 Y% e9 r6 K9 b5.39.217.76 6 \ K2 |" m( R, X9 S3 ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThey were shocked when they realised the back of the property, which was empty, had crashed into the River Ehen. 6 a* C6 I/ ?- 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。 & P* s" @; d& P! l# \5.39.217.76 # O N0 X) X9 o( ^5.39.217.76 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 rivertvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- r6 h: y5 z6 Z: }. ^
8 \9 L% p) t( e! q: v5.39.217.76Owners 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. M% Z! P7 j9 p5 k ~8 M9 J
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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. 1 }7 _1 z2 S4 h. c; d' C7 H" x ! H J1 ^* o; t- h- m+ ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMr O’Hara said: 'I could not believe it when the police told me, it is completely unbelievable.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 H' q9 i) I3 [4 t/ Y/ J
1 a! W: l- [/ `: F9 {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。'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.' : I' S6 F$ \% e8 _( [3 f 6 b0 \1 E& o, @# ?He 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. ' k7 k9 N1 g6 v3 Z f5.39.217.76 ) }7 I( L4 \- M; y4 @4 Q7 g+ N% B* y& LThe couple, who live in the bottom two floors, stood watching helplessly as their possessions were battered by raging waters. 4 Q/ P+ Y8 s. W2 E) L; FTVBNOW 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。5.39.217.76/ k$ s% ^) f* B6 P
They salvaged what they could, building a pile by the water’s edge.: j% u! y( J2 y! T, z) `
5 w+ I. W; ]3 S3 V, H2 M + ?% e1 R9 b5 @) |' | 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 ) s. [9 x) P( j1 i' z# K/ ~) `9 Z公仔箱論壇 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。 h' D& y% I( X; L3 y + A- ]. v) E7 y5.39.217.76 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 # w2 \; o# w# {* R0 |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。 * F- g: @! N: P0 ^0 i* t5 N% Z8 }& a' l$ \/ I1 G. h! i/ O7 R* k& z
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 7 B1 s. u$ {. Q' W/ B% xTVBNOW 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。 4 t6 y w4 L; d& z9 H7 ?$ ~ X" {( X3 h7 {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. % J; O/ o+ a" _2 ~# M" P4 Q3 i( ?2 f' E( x" Q3 Q6 q
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.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。& C i; S+ h3 O' w/ I
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Inspector 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.'公仔箱論壇6 U+ F3 \6 D0 n, d$ K4 [
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Engineers are investigating because of concerns about the electric supply and the possibility of a gas leak. , R( G) `5 N8 P: [% S2 _, J* j 8 q6 f7 r0 k5 ]. n! R" uHe added: 'We are now trying to determine whether we need a wider scale evacuation of the area. $ d. h& _" z' P7 n# K" ~1 O! J# Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 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。% y! \' d2 s$ |, S1 Q$ L
'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/ ^ @2 E4 K& M1 Y: T; T, u% T0 y
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Inspector Davidson confirmed that there have been no casualties reported. 3 m. W; B' x6 @5 Z& Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb + f% ?: e6 E# g* p# C! d, n) u: J5.39.217.76TVBNOW 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 `( @2 _1 {( R$ V
A closed South Street in Egremont & J) R( V6 m! w# z( M( X公仔箱論壇 + ~9 D6 ]2 i8 \2 l8 J8 XTVBNOW 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。% ?+ u, V/ J4 ?. s+ d: S& L5 }) I
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 8 M$ D% H& L- F, g" w6 n, ~公仔箱論壇 3 `1 R: y0 F$ D& u6 C5.39.217.76公仔箱論壇) W" D# ?; a0 Z
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 公仔箱論壇3 d* P+ n7 I# G" u8 U. I9 C9 @
4 @+ {6 s; p3 V/ Utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLaura Travers, of the Environment Agency, said part of a property has been washed downstream. 0 i, S, B6 h: z: X t6 _6 ?5.39.217.76( q% x5 U1 w& a; \* P% j# E
She added: 'At present we are liaising with other services, including United Utilities and giving advice on flood risk at the site.'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。& ~. y: J3 u, ~1 w+ g# U0 c6 u7 w
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 a8 P" D0 a2 s
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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.5.39.217.76' K: U5 v4 L/ M
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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. $ B* z1 p; r" z+ c/ D4 x+ R+ ]0 U5.39.217.76 & m- ?0 g" U2 p' B& |) ~6 p, F A flood warning is triggered when it reaches 2.2 metres. The river's level is now falling. 5.39.217.76: }. M& o/ h, G
3 }; q% X7 |/ Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb $ o6 N6 B, p+ Mtvb 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 + `9 h# Z& m' e! D- y' j6 J
; R1 ~9 U6 Q) n公仔箱論壇 5 b$ Y% K, P9 t5 {公仔箱論壇 Investigation: There are concerns other properties (pictured) next to the house could collapse too 公仔箱論壇3 x" L( ~) P9 I( d k) e2 Y1 e
公仔箱論壇4 O- J `) ]" W$ d/ ^7 _' n& g) O " F) S2 m; d3 B- y8 g& E 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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