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Buildings have been evacuated and part of a high street in Surrey has been closed after a sink hole emerged. <\/p>\n
Police have closed Godstone High Street between Oxted Road and Bletchingley Road.<\/p>\n
A 100m (328ft) cordon has also been put in place.<\/p>\n
The road is likely to remain closed for an extended period of time, police added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
A small number of buildings have been evacuated as a precaution while the emergency services respond, they added.<\/p>\n
“Please avoid the area and use alternative routes,” a Surrey Highways spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
SES Water said it was aware of a burst water main in Godstone High Street in the early hours of Tuesday morning, which was affecting water supply to homes in the area.<\/p>\n
Teams had been deployed to carry out urgent work, an SES Water spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
“We’re really sorry for the disruption this is causing and are doing all we can to resolve the situation as quickly as possible,” they said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Local resident Paul Whelan described how quickly the sinkhole developed, after pictures were initially posted on social media at about 23:00 GMT on Monday.<\/p>\n
“A hole maybe a couple of feet across started up” he told BBC Radio Surrey<\/a>, “now it’s grown quite a lot after the burst water main.<\/p>\n “It’s made a real mess, it’s going to take a few hours work to sort this out.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n