sinkhole, Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr sinkhole update issued with implications for people desperate to return home
Merthyr Tydfil council has issued a statement on a massive sinkhole that appeared overnight on a housing estate. The 50ft cavity appeared on Sunday, December 1 right outside a house in Nant Morlais and saw 30 homes evacuated.
Huge 50ft sinkhole appears on Merthyr housing estate as homes evacuated
Residents have been told to avoid the area after a large sinkhole appeared on a housing estate in Merthyr Tydfil. The sinkhole opened up on Sunday, 1 December, at Nant Morlais, Pant, leading to 30 homes being evacuated. The sinkhole was caused by a collapsed culvert – a structure which allows water to flow under roads and railways.
Homes evacuated after sinkhole opens on estate
Homes have been evacuated after a sinkhole opened up on a housing estate. Local councillor David Hughes said it was believed a culvert had collapsed, creating a big hole at Nant Morlais, in Pant, Merthyr Tydfil.
Merthyr sinkhole update as new dam built and 24-hour security guards in place
Almost 30 homes were evacuated from a cul-de-sac in Merthyr Tydfil on Sunday after a 50ft deep sinkhole appeared in the road
Update on sinkhole on street in Nant Morlais, Merthyr Tydfil
Evacuated residents said they heard 'rumblings and bangs' a week before a sinkhole opened up on their street as the council says Storm Bert
'Feels like the world is collapsing': Sinkhole in Merthyr Tydfil continues to grow
The sinkhole that opened up on in Nant Morlais, Pant, Merthyr Tydfil on Sunday (December 1) is getting bigger and 29 homes have now been evacuated.
Everything we know as huge 50ft sinkhole appears on Merthyr housing estate and people asked to stay away
Homes were evacuated on Sunday, December 1, after a huge sinkhole appeared on a housing estate in Merthyr Tydfil. Some 30 homes were affected after the huge 50ft sinkhole opened up in the road.
Homes evacuated after 60ft sinkhole opens up just metres from houses in Welsh town
Several homes were evacuated after a 60-foot sinkhole opened up on a road in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, on December 1, just days after Storm Bert caused serious flooding across the UK. Drone footage from the day after shows the extent of the damage.
Massive sinkhole forces residents to evacuate from housing estate
Residents in Nant Morlais, Pant, Merthyr were advised to stay away with some being evacuated from their homes while the ground is stabilised.
Massive sinkhole appears on housing estate stopping dozens from getting home
Thirty homes on a south Wales housing estate have been evacuated after a huge sinkhole emerged in the middle of the road. People are being urged to stay away after the 50ft hole appeared in Merthyr Tydfil.
The Independent on MSN1d
Residents forced from homes by giant sinkhole may not be able to return by Christmas
Frightening’ sinkhole in Merthyr Tydfil – estimated by one resident to be 60ft deep – ‘seems to be getting bigger’, council ...
Large sinkhole is still growing - council leader
A large sinkhole that forced more than 30 homes to be evacuated is still growing, a council leader has said. The void emerged ...
50ft sinkhole in Welsh town ‘getting bigger and bigger’
The sinkhole swallowed up a footpath and part of a road at Nant Morlais, near Merthyr Tydfil, after heavy rain ...
Huge 60ft-deep sinkhole opens up in quiet residential cul-de-sac
Around 30 homes on the estate have been evacuated after the sinkhole opened up in Pant in Merthyr Tydfil on Sunday ...
Watch: Wall falls into sinkhole as man interviewed
A section of garden wall has fallen into a massive sinkhole just as one concerned resident was being interviewed nearby.