Shocking footage captures gardens that collapsed into a river after a landslide.<br /><br />A substantial chunk of two family's land fell into the River Tawe at around 4:30am on Thursday in Ystradgynlais near Powys in Wales.<br /><br />Photos and videos taken by a local resident reveal a large part of gardens, along with debris and a crumbling boundary wall in the river.<br /><br />Catrin Phillips took the footage.<br /><br />They explained: "The river wall has been undercutting for years and the residents have been seeking help from a number of authorities to no avail. <br /><br />"I know they have had a number of sink holes appearing in their gardens too.<br /><br />"It was inevitable that it was going to fall, it was just a matter of time unfortunately for the homeowners - it's heartbreaking for them."<br /><br />Though they said it was lucky to have collapsed when it did - as if it would have been during the day, more than just the garden could have been affected.<br /><br />They added: "It's just fortunate that it happened at 04:30 and not during the day time. <br /><br />"Residents are often in their gardens and local people are often down by the river with their children and dogs. <br /><br />"The outcome could have been very different had it been during daytime".<br /><br />The post was shared on a community group online, where locals were quick to comment.<br /><br />One said: "Thinking of the residents who have been fighting with Powys and Welsh Water for over 10 years to build a new wall. <br /><br />"Maybe now one of them will take responsibility! It’s just too bad this had to happen to them."<br /><br />Another commented: "It was actually 4.30 that's my house and half the garden went with it, perhaps we'll get some help now, the authorities were informed it was moving about 4 weeks ago & they didn't even get back to us!".<br /><br />Powys County Council said: "Powys County Council was made aware of a wall collapse on a section of the River Tawe in Ystradgynlais this morning and local officers attended to assess the situation. <br /><br />"The River Tawe is designated as a main river and therefore the lead authority in this instance would be Natural Resources Wales. <br /><br />"We have passed details on to them and they should be contacted for further information."<br /><br />NRW operations manager for land and assets, Neil Stoddart added: "We are aware that a part of a retaining wall has collapsed into the river at Ystradgynlais and we sympathise with the effected landowner. <br /><br />"Our engineers will visit the area to investigate and to assess any added flood risk caused by the incident."
