RESIDENTS living near a landslide say they fear it could take months to clear a massive pile of rubble and mud left untouched since a wall collapsed. 

Worcestershire Highways said the situation is "currently with the landowner" over a week since the wall collapse on Friday, February 9. 

On Friday, (February 16), the Worcester News went out to Reservoir Lane and the rubble looked exactly as it had been with more added to it including branches and foliage. Even a street light had been left in the same position.

After the collapse, Ringway, contractors for Worcestershire County Council, put up barriers and cones around the collapse with no access for pedestrians or cars through Reservoir Lane. 

A section of Reservoir Lane was also still closed to traffic.

Worcester News: COLLAPSE: Reservoir Lane wall collapseCOLLAPSE: Reservoir Lane wall collapse (Image: Sam Greenway/Newsquest)Traffic lights remain in operation on Rainbow Hill between the junctions of Lansdowne Crescent and Elgar Court.

Residents in the area told us that since the collapse they had seen no one from the authorities come out to even check if there was any further landslide.

Residents also said, with nothing cleared, they now expected it could drag onto the summer before it was all gone and the road reopened. 

We contacted Worcestershire Highways who told us: "The situation is currently with the landowner to liaise with South Worcestershire Building Control."

Worcester News: COLLAPSE: Reservoir Lane collapse a week onCOLLAPSE: Reservoir Lane collapse a week on (Image: Sam Greenway/Newsquest)

In a previous statement a spokesperson for Worcestershire County Council said: “The wall is on privately owned land, and the highway and footway around the wall will remain cordoned off for safety whilst further investigations are carried out and the wall is repaired.”

We have contacted the landowner for comment.

Worcester News: TRAFFIC LIGHT: Rainbow Hill traffic lightsTRAFFIC LIGHT: Rainbow Hill traffic lights (Image: Sam Greenway/Newsquest)

The emergency services attended the collapse and search and rescue dogs were used to check that nobody was buried in the large mound of bricks.

Fortunately, nobody was injured in the landslide and wall collapsing. 

Residents in the area also suffered a power cut before National Grid later restored power.

A previous wall collapse took place in Rainbow Hill, April 1998, following flooding - and took months to repair.