Major incident declared over canal 'sinkhole'

29 minutes ago Share Save Chloe Hughes , West Midlands and Ellen Knight , in Whitchurch Share Save

Boats have been left stricken following a reported sinkhole at a canal in Shropshire

A major incident has been declared over what police have called a sinkhole at a canal in Shropshire, leaving boats either stricken in a gaping cavity or teetering on the edge of a drop. Pictures appear to show that the structural integrity of a stretch of waterway in Whitchurch has completely given way, raising flooding fears.

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