Whaley Bridge dam repair: How events unfolded

Name: Whaley Bridge dam repair: How events unfolded
Uploaded: 2019-08-07T15:38:46.000Z
Duration: 2 min 15 s
Description: As cordons are lifted and residents return home, a look at how the town escaped possible disaster.

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Residents in Whaley Bridge are returning home after almost a week away.

The Toddbrook Reservoir dam wall was damaged on Thursday 1 August following a night of intense rainfall.

It prompted 1,500 people to be evacuated from their homes in the Derbyshire town amid work to drain the reservoir and shore up the dam.

Here's how it unfolded.

Derby

7 August 2019