The sinkhole estimated to be 16 feet wide and up to 40 feet deep in the Welsh town of Merthyr Tydfil is still growing, according to the local council, and has prompted the evacuation of around 30 homes in the area.
(Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)] Devastating weather during Storm Bert saw a sinkhole engulf parts of the Welsh town’s road and a pavement, as well as the driveway of Love Island star Liam Reardon’s home.
A permanent solution for Merthyr Tydfil’s sinkhole is being found just as two new sinkholes have opened up in Godstone, Surrey.
The Merthyr Tydfil sinkhole saw thirty homes evacuated from a quiet Nant Morlais residential street at the beginning of December.
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