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| Dam families' second night away | Dam families' second night away |
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| More than 700 people have spent a second night away from home as firefighters continued their battle to stop a dam bursting in South Yorkshire. | More than 700 people have spent a second night away from home as firefighters continued their battle to stop a dam bursting in South Yorkshire. |
| Crews from across England are using specialist pumps to drive down the water level at Ulley reservoir, near Rotherham. | Crews from across England are using specialist pumps to drive down the water level at Ulley reservoir, near Rotherham. |
| If the dam's water level is reduced by 6ft (2m), engineers can start replacing the cracked dam wall. | If the dam's water level is reduced by 6ft (2m), engineers can start replacing the cracked dam wall. |
| Hundreds of people from nearby villages were evacuated to rest centres. | Hundreds of people from nearby villages were evacuated to rest centres. |
| The situation was earlier described as "critical but stable", and South Yorkshire Police confirmed that the water level at the reservoir was falling. | The situation was earlier described as "critical but stable", and South Yorkshire Police confirmed that the water level at the reservoir was falling. |
| Seventeen high volume pumps are removing four million litres of water per hour out of the reservoir overnight. | Seventeen high volume pumps are removing four million litres of water per hour out of the reservoir overnight. |
| We have a real possibility of failure of the reservoir wall, the consequences of which would be widespread damage and flooding Adam Wilkinson, Rotherham Council Trauma for evacuees Flood bowls over cricketers | We have a real possibility of failure of the reservoir wall, the consequences of which would be widespread damage and flooding Adam Wilkinson, Rotherham Council Trauma for evacuees Flood bowls over cricketers |
| A section of the M1 motorway which has been closed all day remained shut overnight. | A section of the M1 motorway which has been closed all day remained shut overnight. |
| The spokeswoman said: "The situation will be reviewed once again tomorrow morning. | The spokeswoman said: "The situation will be reviewed once again tomorrow morning. |
| "Police are urging motorists to consider their journeys to work tomorrow." | "Police are urging motorists to consider their journeys to work tomorrow." |
| On Tuesday evening people living in the village of Treeton were urged to leave their homes and a fleet of buses was sent in to take residents to rest centres. | On Tuesday evening people living in the village of Treeton were urged to leave their homes and a fleet of buses was sent in to take residents to rest centres. |
| Jamie Courtney, from South Yorkshire Fire service, said: "We have a real possibility of failure of the Ulley reservoir wall, the consequences of which would be widespread damage and flooding. | Jamie Courtney, from South Yorkshire Fire service, said: "We have a real possibility of failure of the Ulley reservoir wall, the consequences of which would be widespread damage and flooding. |
| "This is precautionary measure for the public's safety and we would ask people to co-operate fully." | "This is precautionary measure for the public's safety and we would ask people to co-operate fully." |