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22/03/2013
Woman Missing After House Collapse In Cornwall
A 60-year-old woman is missing after a house in Cornwall has collapsed following a landslide caused by torrential overnight rain.
Emergency crews were called to Veronica Flats at Sandplace Road, Looe, just before 06:00 on Friday morning. Sniffer dogs have been sent into the house, which has been converted into flats.
Devon and Cornwall Police said Susan Norman, aged in her 60s, who lives in one of the flats, was unaccounted for.
Six properties have been evacuated while engineers assess the stability of the buildings and the ground.
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Emergency crews were called to Veronica Flats at Sandplace Road, Looe, just before 06:00 on Friday morning. Sniffer dogs have been sent into the house, which has been converted into flats.
Devon and Cornwall Police said Susan Norman, aged in her 60s, who lives in one of the flats, was unaccounted for.
Six properties have been evacuated while engineers assess the stability of the buildings and the ground.
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