A Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter was today sent in to a Peak District market town to stop a reservoir collapsing after it was 'badly' damaged during heavy rain and police urged up to 6,500 inhabitants to immediately flee.

Thousands of residents from Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire spent the night away from their homes during what police described as 'an unprecedented, fast-moving, emergency situation' caused by five days of downpours.

Emergency service workers were scrambling to save the 19th century dam which could be set to burst any minute, with teams laying sandbags to prevent the water breaking through and wiping out the picturesque town.

Officers spent hours going door-to-door around homes in the Derbyshire village, as residents fled the area in case the 1.3million tonnes of water contained in the huge Georgian-era Toddbrook Reservoir starts to escape.




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An RAF Chinook helicopter flies in sandbags to help repair the dam at Toddbrook Reservoir near Whaley Bridgethis morning.

Military personnel use a Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter to lower bags of aggregate onto the reservoir dam this morning.

Government wey Sabi unlike one shithole govt...However, no matter the quantity of sandbags they used in filling those spaces, water will still find its way. Just love the fact that they are savaging the situation so as to avoid disaster. The white values the lives of their ppl unlike blacks... It's just so sad.

Explorers don come again o o e o e o

A country that values it's people

The scene at the Toddbrook Reservoir dam above Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire yesterday where flooding has burst the dam.

Country that works.

Unlike one illiterate that cares nothing about his country.

The close proximity of homes to the Toddbrook Reservoir in Derbyshire can be seen in this photograph taken yesterday.

A drone picture shows the empty streets of Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire this morning following the evacuation yesterday.

An aerial view shows which areas would be hit if the dam was to burst, as police advise residents to gather their things.

The letter given to residents in the area explaining that they are at risk from the nearby reservoir yesterday.

Wow. Just wow like wow

You want to know why I am wowing, it's because I am a Nigerian and such efforts on the part if government to prevent a disaster isn't possible. First a committee will have to be set up after the collapse and then subsequent committee to know why the first didn't figure out what caused the first committee from working

Police and emergency service went door to door in the area telling people to leave their homes and businesses and gather at a local school yesterday.

A resident of the village of Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire was advised to evacuate his home yesterday afternoon.

Road linking to the town closed yesterday.

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service on the standby.

As if the faulty dam was built in Nigeria in the first place.

Donations that have been left for families evacuated to Chapel High School following the concerns over the dam yesterday.

Water bottles and other bags of supplies were brought to the evacuation point in Chapel-en-le-Frith yesterday.

A roadblock on the outskirts of Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire is pictured this morning after the area was evacuated by police.

ennon92:
Government wey Sabi unlike one shithole govt.

I guess that you don't know that you are part of the government and it reflects who you are approximately
So when you are ready to lift your country from its shithole status, you know what work you need to do.

Venddetta:
As if the faulty dam was built in Nigeria in the first place.

Is there any problem with your eyes and/or your glasses
Did you not see UK clearly written in the title?


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Venddetta:
As if the faulty dam was built in Nigeria in the first place.

Step back and appreciate emergency management.
This is a massive catastrophe averted!

anonimi:


I guess that you don't know that you are part of the government and it reflects who you are approximately
So when you are ready to lift your country from its shithole status, you know what work you need to do.

A country already in the next level. Not talking down anybody's efforts ooo.

This is the definition of Government

anonimi:


Is there any problem with your eyes and/or your glasses
Did you not see UK clearly written in the title?


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You have a serious problem with comprehension. Take steps to remedy the situation please.

they are lucky ......if to say ..government official for say N200m na grass cutting ...

Nah how many chinook we get?

ennon92:
Government wey Sabi unlike one shithole govt.

We first set up a legislathief committee to do fact finding trip and another executive one to quickly assess the hazard and all the blah blah blah...then we presidency would use mouth to release money, somebody would divert it and keep quiet! Then maybe later we'd have the region's development commission.

Very rare breed honestly.

People that value life

I can't wait to relocate to a sane country, that values the life of their citizens.

The very minute u step into a developed country u go almost cry. I drove thru VI This evening potholes full everywhere

The FUNNY THING is that they used AFRICA'S WEALTH to develop their region, meaningfully