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)! u3 ]1 v" h0 d) p" 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 3 X( {/ p) W% L* c8 v公仔箱論壇6 Z/ o0 J8 @. F- M" [" X0 j# _
This dramatic image shows the devastating impact that the latest heavy summer rainfall has had on the UK. ( d1 k o; Z, i& ?. T8 Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 2 X W6 V* K; \5 b公仔箱論壇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.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。; d, |. r5 w+ U" p% N2 H
' N" I+ v1 V' M Q5 l; PTVBNOW 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.公仔箱論壇9 \/ d+ V9 P$ ]+ a- ~
7 p3 j) w) d4 V8 m$ S+ m Q) 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。They were shocked when they realised the back of the property, which was empty, had crashed into the River Ehen. / A' V7 w2 V8 T7 n) ?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. ^5 L% J) h* [* Q4 _& L& U5.39.217.76 ^: |1 A3 q! ]+ }! J. oTVBNOW 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。 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! t* ^4 H: S; m. ]5 n
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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. . R& g7 R% j0 n公仔箱論壇 , F2 j2 q" w2 b$ 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。Luckily, they had been staying in the Black Beck hotel, Egremont, which they also own, when their property collapsed into the river. - H( X; |( l, P* i7 ^1 Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 H2 G0 i# g. i2 Z1 H' k
Mr O’Hara said: 'I could not believe it when the police told me, it is completely unbelievable. * J2 c' j- s4 o" D( V+ h公仔箱論壇 $ l' E5 U- | t! y" s公仔箱論壇'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.' 6 @$ ~2 y; q r, J ' G0 g0 _ q# l+ n" w6 R2 lHe 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. # {! A9 A+ n/ e: f' o/ n& J9 u4 M. y! Q" ^# J
The couple, who live in the bottom two floors, stood watching helplessly as their possessions were battered by raging waters. / C! g U, I$ [4 c; H- r5.39.217.76 % y6 i: S3 F8 H' s( V( G: u. f9 t3 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。They salvaged what they could, building a pile by the water’s edge.公仔箱論壇8 a- C! K# c8 S# I1 I# M3 o
0 c. f9 f' q4 c r3 ]: p 6 S5 }7 |0 E3 [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 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 lost5.39.217.76 `# M0 ?" Y( G" U8 \$ \' L
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 k: I9 Q6 I% `( h. J; S 5 I" d2 L3 d8 W8 `9 w/ 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。 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 4 b( ^/ \' `6 X; p2 Q7 O- E3 y' y7 u6 d5 ]8 k % d2 F8 O0 \0 U1 K/ j
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 6 p6 M2 y* c( N2 w/ L9 }. e, s9 W. g& E; c5.39.217.76 2 _; Y7 U, s2 J( o6 U$ \tvb 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. 5.39.217.76% L; [1 b. h8 n% l" L% R
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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 N% J# W" v! q( U% e T. R- tTVBNOW 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。. j# q+ c3 `) N: S
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.'. S$ x% X9 I3 Q3 ^! o
$ i4 {5 x4 l: ?+ q3 JEngineers are investigating because of concerns about the electric supply and the possibility of a gas leak. , l0 ~- b$ y2 I/ {$ p0 c T公仔箱論壇 7 l. J" Y3 ]5 ]( m) P+ ?; R公仔箱論壇He added: 'We are now trying to determine whether we need a wider scale evacuation of the area. 5 ~% z- ~ q/ y公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇6 ^/ h1 m0 |: D Y8 y9 G
'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.' / D' m% h ^) Q! O3 U1 Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 W4 @- M) q" D: T
Inspector Davidson confirmed that there have been no casualties reported.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# ?. o- H/ u/ t; i) y
公仔箱論壇9 q* t: R4 X* g+ ] ; X. J4 @0 p/ {* r; E% p, }A closed South Street in Egremont 9 W# ]; d' K: \0 c$ K3 ~ 5 G- a0 \' P2 Z( E; v5.39.217.76 - l# @/ `2 ~1 @5 Q 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 tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% k- n0 g- [- u# @! {9 m
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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 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。 r5 N/ n! R) P& K* w6 d* P% d& o
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Laura Travers, of the Environment Agency, said part of a property has been washed downstream.5.39.217.76# c+ b* v5 t3 b1 c- W
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She added: 'At present we are liaising with other services, including United Utilities and giving advice on flood risk at the site.' 5 m$ s& A/ E2 Z& @* }. V" U& A+ d! P ' D- T4 x/ a( I1 V 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. % C$ q) E X) u/ @* o 9 w/ G) A! x8 g8 b公仔箱論壇 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. ! b3 ]6 {3 x2 f! P- H0 c! _2 |2 I" R2 ^% |
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. 8 k1 }) {4 u0 L' d! \5 i6 B- a5 G! V/ `- _& W( \1 y
A flood warning is triggered when it reaches 2.2 metres. The river's level is now falling. 6 s: w5 \0 j+ l+ M7 \, V- VTVBNOW 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。 * @, s+ [( U; N! ?; Z4 HTVBNOW 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。 ) m2 c$ t0 T7 ~0 S gtvb 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 0 X8 Z4 i% L1 e4 F0 g2 b公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇$ W( _* U% L4 b* h$ |' H% e 4 }+ |# J& V5 r1 {% A
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。! J2 f6 j: T& ^' l$ }) ?2 p
" e0 F: o# E3 _4 e+ O: m ; x& ]7 Q3 n I# S( P$ U8 C公仔箱論壇 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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