The sinkhole opened up on Sunday at Nant Morlais, Pant, near Merthyr Tydfil.
An image of the sinkhole, posted by the local council on social media, showed that the entire footpath had been swallowed up, as well as much of the road.
The road was blocked off while council officers and police attended the scene.
Stephen Regan, 55, who lives next to the sinkhole, told the BBC: “It was very scary, you could hear it rumbling and collapsing when it was happening.”
He added: “I just want to get back in the house but we don’t know what the situation is at the moment. My fear is my house could go… I’ve never seen anything like this in my life.”
In a statement, Merthyr Tydfil council warned residents to stay away from the area.
“Council officers and police have been on-site at Nant Morlais, Pant, all morning working with other agencies at the site of a sinkhole,” the statement said.
“No further help or support is needed at this time but thank you to everyone who has offered it. Safety is our main priority.
“To allow engineers to keep working safely, please stay away from the area.”
Frightening. 50ft deep? Doesn’t seem to be 50ft wide.
It’s huge the photos don’t do it justice. Old stone culvert running underneath has collapsed. Just up behind the houses we’ve had a couple of landslides which also flooded the boulder dam culvert last week.. all related due to the storm we had its been bonkers in work
what’s more frightening is the value of those houses now, plus the insurance costs.
I hope no one was hoping to sell!
It’s clearly yet another case of Solar panels causing subsidence.
I’ve seen it so many times before.
Before you have them fitted make sure you do a full structural survey of the roads around your property.
First the flooding and now the ground is eating people’s houses and streets. Jesus christ.
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**From The Telegraph:**
Residents have been evacuated after a large sinkhole appeared in south [Wales](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/wales/).
The sinkhole opened up on Sunday at Nant Morlais, Pant, near Merthyr Tydfil.
An image of the sinkhole, posted by the local council on social media, showed that the entire footpath had been swallowed up, as well as much of the road.
The road was blocked off while council officers and police attended the scene.
Stephen Regan, 55, who lives next to the sinkhole, told the BBC: “It was very scary, you could hear it rumbling and collapsing when it was happening.”
He added: “I just want to get back in the house but we don’t know what the situation is at the moment. My fear is my house could go… I’ve never seen anything like this in my life.”
In a statement, Merthyr Tydfil council warned residents to stay away from the area.
“Council officers and police have been on-site at Nant Morlais, Pant, all morning working with other agencies at the site of a sinkhole,” the statement said.
“No further help or support is needed at this time but thank you to everyone who has offered it. Safety is our main priority.
“To allow engineers to keep working safely, please stay away from the area.”
**Article Link:** [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/02/homes-evacuated-50ft-sinkhole-wales-storm-bert-floods/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/02/homes-evacuated-50ft-sinkhole-wales-storm-bert-floods/)
Frightening. 50ft deep? Doesn’t seem to be 50ft wide.
It’s huge the photos don’t do it justice. Old stone culvert running underneath has collapsed. Just up behind the houses we’ve had a couple of landslides which also flooded the boulder dam culvert last week.. all related due to the storm we had its been bonkers in work
what’s more frightening is the value of those houses now, plus the insurance costs.
I hope no one was hoping to sell!
It’s clearly yet another case of Solar panels causing subsidence.
I’ve seen it so many times before.
Before you have them fitted make sure you do a full structural survey of the roads around your property.
First the flooding and now the ground is eating people’s houses and streets. Jesus christ.
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