Whaley Bridge dam emergency - live: Reservoir wall at ‘high risk’ of collapse as entire town near Manchester evacuated amid major flood fears
Derbyshire town evacuated as water level rises
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Emergency services are working to secure a dam amid fears it could collapse after damage caused by extreme weather.
An evacuation has been launched and members of the public are being warned to stay out of the area around Derbyshire's Toddbrook Reservoir, near Manchester, after officials discovered the damage.
Authorities have told members of the public to "stay away" from the area in case residents and businesses need to be evacuated.
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"Until I hear there are fish swimming through my house, I’m working on the assumption that this is all a precaution.”
Evacuated residents are worried but in good humour, discovers my colleague Colin Drury, who has found himself a dry spot from which to file this report:
Some of the Whalley Bridge evacuees are looking on the bright side:
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