Repair work begins after sinkhole nightmare

Work has started to fill a sinkhole which forced about 30 homes to be evacuated their homes in Merthyr Tydfil.

The sinkhole opened up on Nant Mortlais in Pant on 1 December, after extensive flooding and rain caused by Storm Bert.

The first residents returned home on Wednesday, when the hole was estimated to be at its largest at 40ft (12m) deep and 33ft (10m) - but engineers reiterated the site was now safe.

Merthyr Tydfil council said it was hopeful all homeowners would be home by the middle of next week, once the hole is filled and utility is restored in the remaining homes.

Video edited by Erin Lister.