Engineers assess damage as heavy rains cause first major breach of Bridgewater canal since 1970sEngineers are assessing the scale of damage to a canal built more than 250 years ago after flood waters caused a dramatic collapse of part of its elevated embankment in Cheshire.The Bridgewater canal, which was previously used to transport coal but is now a leisure waterway, caved in near Dunham Massey, in the first major breach of the waterway for 54 years. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/02/bridgewater-canal-embankment-cheshire-collapse-flooding
Author : Sandra Laville Environment correspondent
Publish date : 2025-01-02 18:32:00
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