Surrey sinkhole: Residents who fled sinkhole may be out of their homes 'for months'

Residents who fled after a large sinkhole opened up in a Surrey village may not be able to return to their homes for "several weeks, if not months". Carl Bussey, Surrey County Council's chair of the Strategic Coordination Group for the incident, said assessments on properties could continue but that residents would only be able to return home when buildings were "deemed structurally safe". Speaking to Sky News correspondent Shamaan Freeman-Powell, Godstone resident Sarah Lewis, said she and her family may have to live in alternative accommodation for months while repair work is carried out on the 62ft hole that appeared on Monday night.