29 homes evacuated following Merthyr sinkhole caused by Storm Bert
The council says it can't say when people can return home til a full inspection has been carried out.
We've had an update from Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council after a massive sinkhole opened up on a residential street.
It happened on Sunday on the Nant Morlais estate in Pant with the local authority saying it's happened as a result of Storm Bert.
People continue to be told to stay away from the area and people are still out of their homes having been evacuated at the weekend.
Councillor Brent Carter, Leader of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council said: “Our priority today is to stop the flow of water going into the culvert so that our engineers can do interim stabilisation works to stop it expanding further. We can then carry out a safe inspection.
“The sinkhole has resulted from the sheer volume of material that was washed down from the mountain during Storm Bert.
At around 6am on Sunday 24th November three separate households from Nant Morlais heard rumblings and bangs, which at the time they thought was thunder.
"However, from our understanding that is when the collapse happened and it has taken 6 days to migrate to the surface.
“We understand that residents from the street are keen to know when they will be able to return to their homes, however we will not be able to give a timeline on this until a thorough inspection of the culvert has taken place to eliminate any further risk.
"In the meantime, residents from the 29 properties that were evacuated are being supported by our Housing Officers.
“Safety is our absolute priority.”
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