A LOVE Island star has revealed how him home was destroyed by a 50ft sinkhole which sparked the evacuation of dozens of families from the same estate.
Liam Reardon, who won the 2021 season of the show, fell victim to the sinkhole which appeared in front of the home he rents with his family.
Liam made the announcement in a post on Instagram[/caption]
He revealed how his family had been affected by the giant sinkhole[/caption]
The enormous cavity opened up at the start of this month[/caption]
It has caused severe disruption to the lives of those with homes close to the site[/caption]
Around 30 homes were evacuated in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales on December 1, with some residents moved to hotels while others stay with relatives.
The vast crater appeared in the wake of Storm Bert which brought 75mph winds and widespread flooding.
In a video posted on Instagram, the former Love Island star said: “The massive hole which is circling around the UK is unfortunately my house.
“Me and my family have had to evacuate the home, and we won’t be returning.
“I think they’re going to have to knock the house down to be honest.”
Images from the scene show the cavernous hole extending from almost the centre of a residential road, all the way across the pavement and across about half of where one homeowner’s driveway used to be.
It reaches about 50ft across and looks to be in excess of 20ft deep.
The entire area has been cordoned off while council workers ensure that the area is safe and that the hole isn’t set to grow.
Work to stabilise the sinkhole is ongoing in Nant Morlais, in the Pant area of the town, and it is not yet known when people will be able to return to their houses.
Many residents are hoping to move back in by the end of this week, with some worried they won’t make it home until Christmas.
Anne Edwards, who was forced from her home, said authorities are looking to return her to her home “before Christmas”.
However, she added that people whose bungalows were damaged by the sinkhole “won’t be going back for a while”.
She told The Mirror: “There’s nothing we can do really, the workers are doing wonders, but we have just got to wait and see what happens, it’s one of those things.”
The council has brought in three cranes to help stabilise the road, while water pumps are diverting the flow of the river.
The council previously warned people to “stay away” from the area following the sinkhole’s appearance to “allow engineers to keep working safely”.
Anne said she was not aware whether the sinkhole had become any bigger as a result of Storm Darragh, which blasted the UK, especially Wales, with high winds and heavy rain over the weekend.
Liam spoke on his podcast with girlfriend Mille Court[/caption]
Crews at the site of the sinkhole[/caption]
