Whaley Bridge residents allowed home as dam danger recedes
by Helen Pidd North of England editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#4MST6)
1,100 evacuees can return to Derbyshire town, despite forecast of heavy rain
Around 1,100 residents of a Derbyshire town have been allowed to return home almost a week after they were evacuated when a nearby dam threatened to collapse.
Parts of Whaley Bridge were evacuated on Thursday last week after heavy rain damaged the dam at Toddbrook reservoir, which sits high above the town.
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