Fifth day away from home for 1,500 evacuated residents
Emergency services continue to drain Toddbrook Reservoir
Water level reduced by more than a third so far
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Charlotte Gallagher
BBC News
The Canal and River Trust says water in the reservoir needs to get down to eight metres below the normal level.
It's currently at 3.8 metres below normal.
Police have told residents that in the "worst case scenario" they will be out of their homes for a week.
Image source, EPABBC Weather presenter Alex Hamilton says: "Conditions are right for thunderstorms to happen anywhere in that region, but, looking at the radar at the moment, by luck it looks as though they're missing Whaley Bridge".
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BBC News
A Whaley Bridge resident who is tweeting, external from the meeting says: "Reassurance has been given about the security of homes that have been evacuated. They are using drones 24/7 to check homes - apparently no reports of burglaries so far..."
She added that fire chief officer, Terry McDermott, said "the community spirit here is humbling" and thanked the locals for their support.
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Derbyshire Fire and Rescue say they are making excellent progress now that they have more than 30 high volume pumps at the reservoir.
They say 1,000 sandbags have been placed at the dam by their crews, the army and volunteers.
Whaley Bridge residents gave the fire service a round of applause.
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Police tell Whaley Bridge residents that it’s “very, very disappointing” that some people have gone back to evacuation zone and won’t leave.
They said people in 35 properties in the evacuation zone are refusing to leave.
Police warn Whaley Bridge residents who have not left their homes that they are risking lives.
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Whaley Bridge resident Duncan Fife told BBC News he was "pretty confident" all the efforts to pump water had been effective.
"Even if we were to get a heavy rain storm, some water will go back in but I don't think it [the reservoir] will go back to the levels to bring it back up dramatically," he said.
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BBC Radio Manchester
It's taking a while to get people into the sports hall at Chapel-en-le-Frith High School.
The meeting for Whaley Bridge residents was due to start at 17:00.
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This is really cute.
Nine-year-old Caitlin was meant to be visiting her grandad in Whaley Bridge this weekend.
Image source, CaitlinResidents and emergency services are going to be closely watching the forecast...
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It's interesting to see what essential items people chose when they were allowed 15 minutes to go back into their homes and businesses.
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In this press agency photo, you can see just how many of Whaley Bridge's buildings are situated below the water level of the reservoir.
The picture also shows the hills rising around the town. If heavy rain falls, these hills will carry water down into the reservoir.
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Student photographer Rio Evans-Roebuck took this stunning photo of the RAF Chinook from a hill just behind the reservoir.
"I had quite a long lens so I could zoom right into it," he said.
The 17-year-old was evacuated from his home, along with his mum, dad and younger brother this morning. They're now taking shelter in a friend's house in Hayfield, Derbyshire.
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Yesterday, residents who had been evacuated from their homes were given 15 minutes to return and pick up essentials.
However that was stopped this morning after some of them did not return.
Deputy Chief Constable Rachel Swann said the risk of those trips was "extraordinarily high" and while most residents had been fantastic "a very small minority of people... have not presented back at the road block at which they entered."
Image source, Getty ImagesShe said those who have not returned had put the lives of officers at risks as further checks had to be made to get those residents out of the area.
“The officers carrying out these checks are mothers, fathers, partners and friends," she added.
“I want my officers to be able to return to their families at the end of their shifts – not be put in harm’s way."
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Derbyshire Constabulary says water levels have now been reduced by three metres as pumps continue to remove water at a rate of around 10cm an hour.
The force said "once a level has been reached" engineers will be able to view the damage to the wall and decide when residents are able to re-enter their homes.
Over the past three days, the dam wall has been packed with 530 tonnes of aggregate and the fire service said they were aiming to get the water down to 25% which they they believed to be "a safe level".
Image source, EPA"The current situation at the reservoir is still critical and the threat to life remains very high in Whaley Bridge and the surrounding Goyt Valley area," said Deputy Chief Constable Rachel Swann.
A meeting is being held at 17:00 to update residents on what is happening, and to give them a chance to ask any questions.
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BBC News
This very brave man was spotted on the auxiliary spillway of the reservoir earlier today.
The Canal and River Trust said engineers have been pouring concrete grouting around the aggregate bags "to bind them to further strength the structure".
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Journalist, BBC Radio Derby
Seeing this from Whaley Bridge, it is an incredible sight watching the Chinook drop the bags.
I know we say it lots, but the way I've seen people helping each other here fills your heart. A friendly, close-knit, extended family community.
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