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Raw sewage has flooded onto a residential street after the apparent collapse of an underground sewer. Raw sewage flooded on to a residential street after a waste pipe burst.
The incident caused part of Reidhaven Street in Buckie, Moray, to cave in and sewage also flooded into some homes. The incident caused part of Reidhaven Street in Buckie, Moray, to cave in and four homes were affected by the sewage, one internally.
Police and council officials were alerted at 1030 BST and officers are still considering whether to evacuate residents from their homes. Police and council officials were alerted at 1030 BST, and the smell was described as "horrendous".
The extent of any damage to properties is unknown. A spokesman described the smell at the scene as "horrendous". A spokesman for Scottish Water said the flooding has now been cleared and the odour dealt with.
He said of the road: "Part of it has collapsed and it appears to have been caused by a broken sewer. The extent of damage to the properties is unknown.
"Raw sewage is leaking everywhere. It has flooded a couple of houses." A police spokesman said part of the road had collapsed and raw sewage was "leaking everywhere".
The scale of the problem is not yet clear. No-one was injured when the road partially collapsed, although the road was closed to traffic.
The police spokesman added it was "possible" residents would need to be evacuated from their houses, but said that they were not thought to be in any danger.
Police confirmed nobody was injured when the road partially collapsed. The road is currently closed to traffic.