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Canal blocked after tree falls on to boat

Chloe HughesWest Midlands
River Canal Rescue A large green tree has fallen over a canal and is blocking the water and towpath. There is a blue and yellow canal boat underneath the leaves and branches. Three people are next to the tree, using tools on the towpath section.River Canal Rescue
A tree fell across the canal, hitting a boat, on Saturday afternoon

Part of a canal in Staffordshire is blocked after a tree fell across the waterway and on to a boat.

It happened on Saturday at bridge 70, Wolseley Bridge, on the Trent and Mersey Canal near Rugeley.

The Canal and River Trust's website says the closure is in place from Weir 10, Bishton, to bridge 70.

Also in attendance were River Canal Rescue, who said the towpath was cleared but navigation remained blocked. The company told the BBC nobody was hurt.

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