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)5.39.217.768 E9 F* H$ h+ a! R/ c( z
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. 6 K% O; P4 A; c B/ s$ x4 S6 K 1 S7 Y2 l5 w1 Htvb 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., } i. l6 C5 u& d8 e2 [
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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.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/ }$ a% `: B$ c( u
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They were shocked when they realised the back of the property, which was empty, had crashed into the River Ehen. 5 z7 \1 ^+ Q/ f' j1 i3 w2 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。公仔箱論壇6 a3 d, A8 E; l8 N. v4 } # g/ ?2 r( G# k 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 river4 F. w6 D2 t0 _+ z8 b( [2 o
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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. : y2 _ }# H: T' l; S5.39.217.76/ \# o1 [$ M- W0 X4 b# H" l b
Luckily, they had been staying in the Black Beck hotel, Egremont, which they also own, when their property collapsed into the river." s# N; u* ]2 o( F7 U
6 r9 g! ?. f, G. C3 x& ~公仔箱論壇Mr O’Hara said: 'I could not believe it when the police told me, it is completely unbelievable. ; C+ x, Q4 P q4 l1 u- t$ H5.39.217.762 W$ {$ P" @$ L3 F% Y" Y" L( S! X
'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.' . g- N# @0 T4 t; y6 ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ( p: i2 C# o1 o) c& kHe 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.5.39.217.767 n7 S. n6 v# J$ d, c" K* p% b
9 T R5 j) D; b1 u5.39.217.76The couple, who live in the bottom two floors, stood watching helplessly as their possessions were battered by raging waters. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* @- ]( [: L! i* H5 c1 c
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They salvaged what they could, building a pile by the water’s edge.公仔箱論壇6 n# K0 p- z, Q" z
8 v7 u) P, y G& x * j' d& o" A+ n& D& |3 d! w5.39.217.76 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 * Y; @! |9 {+ w% @" h+ v- G5.39.217.76 ! x; K0 W) |6 {1 J ' Z( e4 y3 B) I# F/ f7 P2 J 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 $ m+ n& M6 g/ e5.39.217.765.39.217.76; l1 h! D6 y# K: Z# |3 t* ^0 N+ _ * [6 k9 r3 ]6 q. I 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 0 y: z1 V4 m g! [+ c; Y- N! eTVBNOW 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。" x( _. |; z0 ]/ |$ S
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. - S' `# V4 R/ x 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。8 u! d- D* I8 \# c# N8 u8 c
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. $ x+ X: z( Z' A. x& [$ 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。" D' b) Y4 C! K2 W' H9 B. {4 f
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.' + r4 ] n! a% Q7 Y$ }$ 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。 % d# H7 D# E/ e0 D; U- qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEngineers are investigating because of concerns about the electric supply and the possibility of a gas leak. 9 W1 d1 Z) n! f$ Z% `6 U1 dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ S' h9 Z# l$ e- X/ ]
He added: 'We are now trying to determine whether we need a wider scale evacuation of the area. 4 W% j: k9 y& T; l- G
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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.' , U( \# D% m- k, h2 d; F3 L) f5.39.217.761 i% l' G# y& a5 S
Inspector Davidson confirmed that there have been no casualties reported. 8 a; _. m' x) m* x$ t2 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# H5 Z8 S8 f, z, g4 Z 6 a. x( E3 u3 e/ x6 u. R# m4 `
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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 % y/ z0 L" u0 c4 {, p# w 4 o2 a! i# p+ z& N : y- `& Z8 _$ \0 u4 W! S1 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。 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 + ~& N* H9 O; D Q5 t9 X, dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 0 y; P! @+ f8 jLaura Travers, of the Environment Agency, said part of a property has been washed downstream. + m# F* J! K4 T6 F9 `; h4 G公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 j. o( r$ t" ^& A E3 ?
She added: 'At present we are liaising with other services, including United Utilities and giving advice on flood risk at the site.' ( N8 F5 e7 w4 R 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。/ V% c( G) v9 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. " ?" M( ^7 E' mtvb 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。 k ]# D- ? V3 n \9 C
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. - x C7 M# l% K9 O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。 U% j. u9 y6 `9 I
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! N/ ^: h( F# K# n
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A flood warning is triggered when it reaches 2.2 metres. The river's level is now falling. , v+ S( [" w G( r
! x) _( V ^( R) G4 eTVBNOW 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 w6 e8 k0 ` G# Q. H8 R: l q3 n 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 $ W+ m g% O. s- N$ t$ E1 P
- d. V7 [; Y% f6 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。 $ C. Y7 d4 L' \0 b! c8 r# O/ u, s3 j& X5.39.217.76 Investigation: There are concerns other properties (pictured) next to the house could collapse too 公仔箱論壇/ N2 G4 x( s$ N% y9 @
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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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