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Ruth Ashton was evacuated from Whaley Bridge last Thursday.

Although some people were allowed home after the meeting tonight, her family were not among them.

However, she remains positive.

She said: "We don't know when we're going to go back.

"They've just said at the meeting that hopefully the rest of us'll be updated after lunchtime tomorrow. So, fingers crossed, we can go back tomorrow."

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East Midlands Trains said the line between Sheffield and Stockport, closed due to the Whaley Bridge operation, will reopen tomorrow.

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Steve Coates, who lives in Chapel-en-le-Frith but grew up in Whaley Bridge, said his family were moving back into Horwich End.

He said they could not wait to get home.

“The response of the emergency services has been fantastic and of the community even better.

“It’s made me really proud to be part of this community," he said.

Mr Coates added: “There have been a few problems with people not liking the cordons but once they have realised how serious it is they have come together.”

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During an interview after the meeting, Deputy Chief Constable Rachel Swann said they needed to make sure water can be pumped out faster than it goes in the reservoir.

She said the last thing she wanted was for people to go home and then have to be evacuated again.

"I remain really, really hopeful that at about 1pm I can give some good news," she said.

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Ms Swann closed the meeting saying: "It sounds like people are getting fed up and I absolutely understand that.

"I’m sorry it is taking so long, we are ahead of schedule, thanks for your support."

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In response to a resident's question, Deputy Chief Constable Rachel Swann said if tomorrow's news from the inspection was not all good then a zonal return may be considered for Whaley Bridge.

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Daniel Greenhalgh, from the Canal & River Trust, said: "It’s very difficult to say right now whether we will just rebuild what we’ve got or totally start again."

A member of the public also asked when they would be able to go back on the canal.

Mr Greenhalgh said: "I understand people will be really disappointed about the canal system but that really is the last thing we are thinking about right now. We want to get people home.

"When we look at making the reservoir resilient, we will also look at the canal.

"Our focus now is make it safe, keep it safe and get people home."

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Deputy chief constable Rachel Swann said more than 1,000 people have been working on this, 700 alone from the police, fire and ambulance.

Derbyshire Country Council also set up an emergency line for people and they had been inundated with donations ranging from food to nappies.

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Daniel Greenhalgh from the Canal & River Trust said they were still in the "emergency phase of the response moving into making the reservoir resilient" which will be a long-term job.

He said: "We are going to be rebuilding the reservoir.

"It is a long-term construction project, very difficult to put a time scale on this, we are not starting from scratch but from something that is broken."

He said it could take 18 months, two years, three years, "who knows".

"But we will still be talking to residents. At some point the TV cameras will leave but we will still be here talking to you," he said.

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Some evacuated residents staying in a hotel and halls of residence in Buxton said they had been given parking tickets.

Councillor Barry Lewis has urged people to keep hold of them and said the council will waive them.

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One resident told the meeting the press were publishing things before they were released through the official channels, which she said could lead to wrong information being put out.

Ms Swann said: "I would ask the press to respect the residents and the fact they would like to know what is happening before it becomes a news item."

Residents gave that comment a round of applause.

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One member of the public asked now that two roads are reopening, when will the public transport return to normal?

Angela Glithero, from Derbyshire County Council, said: "Public transport is very disrupted and that will remain the same, hopefully it will be restored tomorrow but it depends on the road closures."

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Daniel Greenhalgh, from Canal and River Trust, said: "We’ve come down to a level of 9.3m, roughly 70% of the reservoir and we’ve found no more damage.

"Now we’ve got it to safe levels, the key part is to keep it at safe levels. The reservoir is effectively still damaged and we can’t let it fill again."

He said engineers built the dam "in the the right place" with a huge catchment area where a lot of water will get to it.

"We need to be absolutely sure we can keep that to safe levels and we are working very hard, belt and braces introducing every safety measure," he said.

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Ms Swann said the Horwich End repatriation was with immediate effect.

She added that there was a lot of work to take place to repair the dam and it will take a significant amount of time.

"We will make sure we have an evacuation plan in the absolute extreme this should happen again.

"What I’m asking for is 'are we confident we can cope with the amount of rain coming in?'

"Because we will be doing more monitoring in the future, we should know earlier if there are any problems.

"Tomorrow we start clearing up the mess we have made."

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Chris Wilson from the Environment Agency said: "The dam is the main risk and we can’t allow it to fill up again.

"We are trying to keep you safe. I don’t want anyone panicking when they hear the pitter patter on the roof.

"Please remain patient and you’ve got our fullest thanks."

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A Whaley Bridge resident has asked how quickly they would be able to go home if the all-clear is given at tomorrow's meeting.

Ms Swann said: "The meeting will take an hour.

"If I am given the go-ahead then we will put it to everybody. We will say to you when that happens in your own time make your way back.

"We considered a phased return but I think it will be absolute carnage if we try and do that."

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Ms Swann said people have raised concerns about the security of their homes.

She said: "We are monitoring the area including with drones.

"We had one report of a suspected burglary, we found no sign of forced entry."

She added that they also had reports of a couple of prowlers the other evening, which turned out to be police officers.

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Deputy Chief Constable Rachel Swann said they were being extra careful as there was a yellow weather warning in place for Whaley Bridge at the weekend.

She said: "We’ve got to be sure it’s safe, so you don’t go home and have to come out again.

"You can see just by looking at it the dam is damaged."

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Deputy chief constable Rachel Swann said the Environment Agency was still running checks.

She said: "What I really don’t want is every time it starts raining you panic 'am I going to have to leave my home'. That’s no way to live."

She added that there will be a meeting at 12:00 tomorrow, and as soon as she has that sign off of good news "I will tell you".

"I can’t promise you but I’m really really hopeful. Please bear with us," she said.