Officials evacuate 30 homes in Coalsnaughton after ground movement

Residents of 30 homes in coalsnaughton were told to pack what they needed and leave immediately at around 8.20pm on Monday after evidence of ground movement was found in Benbuck View. Clackmannanshire Council officials moved some people to Devonvale Hall and placed others in hotel rooms while they assessed the scale of the damage.

Benbuck View evacuation

Officials went around properties behind metal fencing as they checked for damage. They also told residents to watch for cracks in buildings, a warning that extended beyond the homes already evacuated and pointed to the possibility of wider disruption in the area.

Benbuck View was closed off after the evacuation, and residents may have been allowed back on Tuesday morning to collect their belongings. That limited return would have given people a chance to take essentials, even as the broader assessment continued.

Dunmoss View checks

Residents in Dunmoss View were asked whether they had cracks on their properties, while no sinkholes were visible from outside the barriers. Social media carried unconfirmed reports of sinkholes, but the scene visible from the road did not show them, leaving officials to work from the ground movement evidence already found.

For people in the affected streets, the immediate step was simple: stay clear until officials finished checking the area and follow the instructions already given. The evacuation split residents between a rest centre and hotels, and the next movement in the story is whether any homes can be safely re-entered after the damage checks.