Huge 50ft crater that swallowed Love Island star Liam Reardon's front garden is finally filled in - just in time for Christmas
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A huge 50ft crater that swallowed Love Island star Liam Reardon's front garden has finally been filled in just in time for Christmas. The sinkhole began as the size of a 'pillow' in Merthyr Tydfil in south Wales on December 1, but quickly escalated and grew to be 50ft deep and 16ft wide.
![[The sinkhole began as the size of a 'pillow' but quickly escalated to 50ft deep and 16ft wide]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/10/92967513-14205205-The_sinkhole_began_as_the_size_of_a_pillow_but_quickly_escalated-a-10_1734517830444.jpg)
It was heralded by rumblings heard in three households on the street, but they attributed the sound to thunder during Storm Bert. It took almost a week to come to the surface and gushing water could be heard coming from the bottom of the huge void. It is unclear as to whether Storm Darragh made the hole any bigger.
![[Love Island star Liam Reardon was forced to evacuate his home after a massive sinkhole swallowed his front garden in south Wales. Liam is pictured with his girlfriend Millie Court, whom he met on the reality show]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/10/86313537-14205205-Love_Island_star_Liam_Reardon_has_been_forced_to_evacuate_his_ho-a-8_1734517802692.jpg)
Many, who have been staying in hotels and AirBnBs nearby, or with family, were able to return to their properties to retrieve clothes and other items but feared they would not be able to get back into their homes before Christmas. Aerial photos show that the massive hole has now been filled in - with the patch clearly visible outside of the reality TV star's home.
![[Last week, the council said work began to fill in the hole after 11 days]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/10/93268639-14205205-image-a-11_1734517844953.jpg)
It comes after the first residents were allowed back into their homes last week. Aerial photos show that the massive sinkhole has now been filled in - with the unsightly patch clearly visible outside of the reality TV star's home. The sinkhole began as the size of a 'pillow' but quickly escalated to 50ft deep and 16ft wide.
![[The hole has been filled in after a mammoth engineering job to patch up the giant chasm]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/18/10/93268635-14205205-image-a-12_1734517848458.jpg)
