Keith Brown MSP has raised the ongoing issue of Coalnaughton subsidence in the Scottish Parliament.
Now 60 homes across Benbuck View and Dunmoss View have been evacuated, with residents now put up in temporary accommodation after ground movement, which caused cracks in homes and the movement of pavements.
A resident on a nearby street told The Advertiser how “eerily quiet” it is at the moment as ground movement problems continue in the village.
He has now also been told by his housing association that gas would be shut off overnight and fears he will soon also be evacuated.
At First Minister's Questions, Mr Brown raised the issue and asked that he receive the Scottish Government's full support.
He said: "The First Minister may be aware that 60 families so far in my constituency have had to be evacuated at very short notice from their homes due to underground movement in the former mining community of Coalsnaughton.
"The distress and uncertainty caused to my constituents, including their children, cannot be overestimated.
"Can the First Minister assure me that the National Resilience Framework and his government generally will spare no effort in assisting my constituents in ensuring that the mining remediation agency and the relevant insurance companies fully and quickly discharge their responsibilities and provide serious support for my constituents as they experience the profound distress of being moved from their homes at short notice?"
The First Minister responded: "I'm very concerned about the issues that Mr Brown raises. I'm familiar with the points and provide him with the assurance that the government's resilience network is actively supporting Clackmannanshire Council on this question.
"The Mining Remediation Agency are actively engaged with the partnership in taking forward the support that is required.
"I acknowledge the distress and the inconvenience, and the anxiety that this causes to Mr Brown's constituents and provide him with the assurance that the government will do all that it can to support the residents concerned and Clackmannanshire Council.
"If there are any specific areas in which Mr Brown would require assistance from the government, he knows that the government will respond very swiftly."
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