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標題: [美洲] 豪雨連連 河水沖塌屋 [打印本頁]
作者: vandas    時間: 2012-8-29 05:20 AM     標題: 豪雨連連 河水沖塌屋

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)tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* k4 B: n( @8 a& U1 q8 V' c
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By Emily Allen
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This dramatic image shows the devastating impact that the latest heavy summer rainfall has had on the UK.
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4 Z2 n+ o  x" J% a" ?6 ]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。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.
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  I- [% v8 ?6 \. b9 n+ i* U6 l- OThe 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.
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5 r6 B( o) {, n" w5.39.217.76They were shocked when they realised the back of the property, which was empty, had crashed into the River Ehen.
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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$ P6 M# U5 ]) s- {! o0 t

6 S: U! P* R& G1 h! P$ Z5.39.217.76Owners 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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 f8 ~) Q: a4 R( y/ W; P( z

# W4 \; ?" N. P' K3 ?8 a( aLuckily, they had been staying in the Black Beck hotel, Egremont, which they also own, when their property collapsed into the river.
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# Q1 z0 _1 Z) V3 ~3 v9 u公仔箱論壇Mr O’Hara said: 'I could not believe it when the police told me, it is completely unbelievable.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。7 M$ m1 x) X' k

3 x' i" V, Q0 Q' t+ |/ {- J'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.'
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1 C" ~* C) J) x' _6 Stvb 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.5 I. ]6 v, ], p5 W5 E, X2 s! H

6 R: Q" j' }/ Q- ?& B' k: j0 {. {The couple, who live in the bottom two floors, stood watching helplessly as their possessions were battered by raging waters.
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They salvaged what they could, building a pile by the water’s edge.
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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
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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 time0 p( L* u3 a2 W# \9 m' K: B

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. I: s! R+ v* O+ f 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
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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. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 L7 D4 x  Q) P
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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.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。2 B& |$ x7 I' P, O8 i; H7 c& s2 j) V

! d: _" x! C, o* 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。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.'
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9 g. `% C& j, e0 ?$ j7 S) ~5.39.217.76Engineers are investigating because of concerns about the electric supply and the possibility of a gas leak.公仔箱論壇* h. y: r* }/ u, Q* c
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He added: 'We are now trying to determine whether we need a wider scale evacuation of the area. 公仔箱論壇! I. _/ |8 K3 v0 U
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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.') C& W2 V6 R, X# _" w
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Inspector Davidson confirmed that there have been no casualties reported.公仔箱論壇! b1 O; Q8 x7 C2 d' |
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" E; I% b# @, ]" z% M- E. c) k9 nA closed South Street in Egremont
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, o3 M& _' E/ X" n4 F0 A* Z  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
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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 ) ?& C; |" Q1 y5 u1 l% k1 K
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Laura Travers, of the Environment Agency, said part of a property has been washed downstream.
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4 g! f/ {( x" Q* @; l( C8 Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb She added: 'At present we are liaising with other services, including United Utilities and giving advice on flood risk at the site.'
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8 A' x- e. u) } 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.
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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.
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6 A6 z+ _$ ^# F# g' z5.39.217.76 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.
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3 R9 k5 w8 ^1 K5.39.217.76 A flood warning is triggered when it reaches 2.2 metres. The river's level is now falling.
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9 ]4 h' [" a7 |, G$ Y" [- |0 y 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 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. p: E1 F$ {' X7 K; X
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- k: Z. l9 y! u! h2 L Investigation: There are concerns other properties (pictured) next to the house could collapse too
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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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