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Work has stopped on filling Britain’s biggest sinkhole on a residential estate, because Storm Darragh made it too dangerous to continue.
Evacuated residents of Nant Morlais in the village of Pant, near Merthyr Tydfil have been prevented from moving back onto their bungalows until the storm has passed.
Security was tight and no one was allowed within 100 yards of the 50ft-deep hole, which is slowly getting bigger.
But one couple was allowed to briefly return to their home to get clothes and toys for their children.
Locals said thousands of gallons of rainwater was feeding the collapsed culvert every minute and emergency pumps could not cope.
But there was praise for Merthyr Tydfil Council and locals for their strong community spirit by helping victims of the sinkhole which appeared out of nowhere a week ago.
Plasterer Huw Hodges, 65, and his wife Sharon have moved into an Airbnbnearby …