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Canal collapse will massively affect business, says owner of narrowboat hire firm
A 50m crater drained 100 million gallons of water, stranding more than a dozen boats and displacing liveaboards as repair efforts begin and are expected to take months.
- On Monday a giant crater opened on the Llangollen Canal at Whitchurch, draining about 100 million gallons and leaving a 50m hole that emptied 1.6km of water and stranded two canal boats.
- Investigator found the embankment's structural integrity had given way, with water undermining the 250-year-old canal network, as CRT engineers assess the cause.
- Emergency services, including over 50 firefighters, responded and rescued at least 10 people, while cranes and specialist recovery crews will soon winch 30-tonne narrowboats off the canal bed.
- Paul Donnelly of Floating Holidays said the collapse will massively affect bookings, warning it is hard to estimate lost revenue as dozens of liveaboards were rehomed in temporary accommodation.
- Local operators cautioned that access is difficult and heavy equipment and temporary roads will be needed, with Richard Preston warning assessments could take weeks and reopening several months, while CRT crews built two dams.
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