Fallen tree blocks Llangollen Canal

Published: Wednesday, 31 October 2018

A LARGE tree that has fallen over the Llangollen Canal has blocked the waterway.

LlangollenTreeOct18This blockage is close to the Llanddyn No 2 Lift Bridge near Llangollen with the tree falling at 7am on Monday morning, Arthur Morris tells us.

Boats stuck both sides

Arthur's photograph shows the extent of the blockage, with the massive trunk right over the waterway, that has caused boats to be stuck at both sides.

We have no intimation of it being cleared, with nothing from Canal & River Trust.

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Tree now cut-up and cleared with the navigation open.