Major incident declared after sinkhole leaves boats stranded in the UK

Ten people have been helped to safety and emergency services have declared a major incident after a 50-metre sinkhole breached a canal in Shropshire Picture: Andy Kelvin/PA

Ten people have been helped to safety after a 50-metre-long sinkhole breached a canal in Shropshire, leaving several narrow boats stranded.

Emergency services declared a major incident after receiving reports at 4.22am on Monday of a sinkhole causing large volumes of water to escape onto land in the Chemistry area of Whitchurch.