Several people are still unable to return to their homes, as work to repair a huge sinkhole in Merthyr, South Wales is paused due to the weather.
An update on Thursday from Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council said:
“Due to the current weather conditions, the water level within the culvert has risen and Welsh Water have had to pause their works for a crane to be moved onsite to carry out the urgent stabilisation works.
“The water pumps working to divert the flow of the river are also struggling to cope.
“As of this morning, the sinkhole has increased in size.
“Unfortunately, this means that we are no longer in a position to allow householders from the lower end of the cul-de-sac to return home safely, possibly until early next week.
“However, this timeline will be heavily reliant on weather conditions over the weekend.”
A previous update on the 4th December said:
“We have now completed the culvert inspection and no further issues have been identified within the culvert, so the collapse is localised to the area of the sinkhole.
“We have created a dam on the Nant Morlais stream and will start pumping water today from the inlet to the outlet.
“You may see pipework along the route and to accommodate this, Pant Road has a one lane closure, with two-way traffic lights to support the flow of traffic.”
