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| Terrace house collapses into river Ehen | Terrace house collapses into river Ehen |
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| Police and Environment Agency officials had to be called when the entire back wall of a four-storey end-of-terrace house collapsed into a swollen Cumbrian river on Tuesday morning. | Police and Environment Agency officials had to be called when the entire back wall of a four-storey end-of-terrace house collapsed into a swollen Cumbrian river on Tuesday morning. |
| Roads in Egremont were closed and residents feared for their safety after smelling gas when the back of the property crashed into the river Ehen just after 6am. The contents of the house were entirely exposed, and parts of the residence were washed downstream after rain increased the height of the river to near flood levels. | Roads in Egremont were closed and residents feared for their safety after smelling gas when the back of the property crashed into the river Ehen just after 6am. The contents of the house were entirely exposed, and parts of the residence were washed downstream after rain increased the height of the river to near flood levels. |
| The house, which is understood to be part-rented, was unoccupied at the time and no injuries were reported. According to local reports, a couple living in the bottom two floors later tried to salvage belongings from the river. | The house, which is understood to be part-rented, was unoccupied at the time and no injuries were reported. According to local reports, a couple living in the bottom two floors later tried to salvage belongings from the river. |
| Neighbour Catherine Alvino said: "It's been a horrendous summer and the river had been up and threatening. | Neighbour Catherine Alvino said: "It's been a horrendous summer and the river had been up and threatening. |
| "I feel really lucky because I haven't even flooded but so sorry for the family. It's just lucky the house was empty." | "I feel really lucky because I haven't even flooded but so sorry for the family. It's just lucky the house was empty." |
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