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| Flooding in Bridgwater sparks river wall collapse fear | Flooding in Bridgwater sparks river wall collapse fear |
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| Part of Bridgwater town centre in Somerset has been closed off amid fears a riverside wall could collapse after heavy rain. | Part of Bridgwater town centre in Somerset has been closed off amid fears a riverside wall could collapse after heavy rain. |
| Emergency services were called to East Quay, close to the River Parrett, after cracks appeared in the wall. A 50m cordon has been set up. | Emergency services were called to East Quay, close to the River Parrett, after cracks appeared in the wall. A 50m cordon has been set up. |
| The Environment Agency has inspected the wall and are monitoring the scene. | The Environment Agency has inspected the wall and are monitoring the scene. |
| Nearby homes have been evacuated, and 19 people are spending the night in emergency accommodation. | Nearby homes have been evacuated, and 19 people are spending the night in emergency accommodation. |
| Wessex Water says it is laying a temporary pipe overground to divert sewage from a major sewer that runs under the pavement, following the wall collapse. It says services to their customers will not be affected by the work. | Wessex Water says it is laying a temporary pipe overground to divert sewage from a major sewer that runs under the pavement, following the wall collapse. It says services to their customers will not be affected by the work. |
| Fore Street, West quay, East quay and Town Bridge have been closed. | Fore Street, West quay, East quay and Town Bridge have been closed. |
| Local resident Lucy Bidwell said she had been walking to a pub to meet her boyfriend when she noticed a lot of people on the town bridge. | Local resident Lucy Bidwell said she had been walking to a pub to meet her boyfriend when she noticed a lot of people on the town bridge. |
| 'Two-foot deep' | |
| "The river wall is close to collapsing and they've evacuated the town bridge now and there are police and firemen there," she said. | "The river wall is close to collapsing and they've evacuated the town bridge now and there are police and firemen there," she said. |
| "The river level doesn't look like it's reached its peak but it's been really heavy rain all day and it's an old road. | "The river level doesn't look like it's reached its peak but it's been really heavy rain all day and it's an old road. |
| "It looks like it could take a house out with it if it does go." | "It looks like it could take a house out with it if it does go." |
| Firecrew also tackled flooding at six homes at Cuckoo Hill in Bruton, where an elderly woman was rescued. | Firecrew also tackled flooding at six homes at Cuckoo Hill in Bruton, where an elderly woman was rescued. |
| "When crews arrived they found water two-foot deep in places," a spokesman said. | "When crews arrived they found water two-foot deep in places," a spokesman said. |