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Sinkholes Swallow up Britain

Geologists warn that Britain should brace itself for more sinkholes as they are appearing at five times the normal rate across the country.

 

Sinkholes appear following periods of heavy rain and in a recent  Daily Telegraph report, experts predict that even when the downpour finally ends, more will start to open up.

 

With our roads, homes and vehicles at risk from these cavernous holes, Dr Tony Cooper of the British Geological Survey tells us that as the deluge stops and groundwater levels begin to recede we are likely to see more holes appearing. As rocks lose support from the water they are holding, heavier surfaces collapse onto them.

 

As parts of the UK remain underwater since the recent floods, the appearance of these large, naturally occurring holes in our landscape are yet another consequence of the wet weather.  Since January when a High Wycombe homeowner found the car had been swallowed up on the driveway by a sinkhole they have popped up with alarming regularity.

 

Part of the M2 had to be closed recently as a 15 foot hole appeared in the central reservation, a further 20 homes were evacuated in Hemel Hempstead when the floods intensified over the weekend and a resident found a twenty foot deep hole had appeared in the garden.

 

The Isle of Wight has not escaped the sinkhole invasion either as terrified residents were moved to safety by soldiers when their local area suffered its' own twenty feet collapse.

 

Dr Cooper believes it is no coincidence that sinkholes are appearing in Britain next to significant developments, roads and houses where the water runs off onto the land and soaks into rocks below.

 

If you are buying or selling a property and need to discuss land searches and conveyancing please call our team in Birmingham on 0845 603 0708 or email answers@nationalsolicitors.com.

 

 

Ferdinand Kelly LLP

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Tel: 0845 603 0708



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