This looks amusing at first sight: fortunately no-one was hurt and the people whose boats have been affected will probably be ok.

More seriously the canal will be closed which will have a big impact on many small businesses in the area.

But there’s potentially a big problem - the Llangollen canal supplies
Hurleston reservoir serving the area of Eastern Cheshire around Crewe.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/22/people-rescued-boats-sinkhole-shropshire-canal

#watersupply
#cheshire
#canals
#whitchurch
#llangollencanal

Heddlu Gogledd Cymru (North Wales Police) has thanked other forces for their assistance after the catastrophic breach of a branch in Shropshire of the #LlangollenCanal.

Even before breakfast, dozens of reports were received of English YouTubers and TikTokers calling it the Lon Gollin canal.

An incident room was promptly established, and by 5pm, 417 of the 741 separate incidents had led to one or more arrests. The suspects have been interned at #Frongoch University.

📍: Bridge 62, Coachmans Bridge
ℹ️: road bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.8907205943329&mlon=-2.91500095115767#map=17/52.8907205943329/-2.91500095115767
📸: Photo by Andrew Batram on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/10335112@N05/8214909424

#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #bridge #holiday #boats #llangollencanal

📍: Sluice 3, Tilstock Park.
ℹ️: sluice
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.9343918760259&mlon=-2.72701168669465#map=17/52.9343918760259/-2.72701168669465
📸: Photo by Andrew Batram on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/10335112@N05/8215796898

#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #bridge #holiday #llangollencanal

📍: Weir. Blackoe
ℹ️: weir
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.9521467727318&mlon=-2.71942441652176#map=17/52.9521467727318/-2.71942441652176
📸: Photo by Andrew Batram on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/10335112@N05/8214732507

#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #bridge #holiday #llangollencanal

📍: Bridge 15W, Pryshenlle Bridge
ℹ️: track bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.9150144083891&mlon=-3.02978794744915#map=17/52.9150144083891/-3.02978794744915
📸: Photo by Andrew Batram on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/10335112@N05/8213736619

#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #bridge #holiday #llangollencanal

📍: Bridge 47, Cornhill Bridge
ℹ️: track bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.9149462643966&mlon=-2.79531867183063#map=17/52.9149462643966/-2.79531867183063
📸: Photo by Andrew Batram on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/10335112@N05/8214400265

#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #wales #uk #flickr #bridge #holiday #llangollencanal

📍: Sluice 3, Tilstock Park.
ℹ️: sluice
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.9343918760259&mlon=-2.72701168669465#map=17/52.9343918760259/-2.72701168669465
📸: Photo by Andrew Batram on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/10335112@N05/8215796898

#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #england #uk #flickr #bridge #holiday #llangollencanal

📍: Poveys Lock,
ℹ️: lock
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.9974257357069&mlon=-2.69817800373767#map=17/52.9974257357069/-2.69817800373767
📸: Photo by Bods on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/54741099@N00/52206558133

#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #england #uk #flickr #walk #sandstonetrail #sandstonetrailday3 #tushinghamcumgrindley #cheshire #llangollencanal

📍: Bridge 37, Duddleston Bridge
ℹ️: track bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.9522157585863&mlon=-2.71919987207699#map=17/52.9522157585863/-2.71919987207699
📸: Photo by Andrew Batram on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/10335112@N05/8214732507

#canal #river #narrowboat #barge #gongoozler #england #uk #flickr #bridge #holiday #llangollencanal