Why are these Plymouth flats about to collapse after less than 20 years?

After just 18 years, the flats are on verge of collapse (Picture: SWNS)

Residents in Plymouth have been forced to flee their homes amid fears their 18-year-old block of flats could collapse.

Dozens of people were told to vacate their flats when problems first emerged as the building was deemed ‘unsafe’ less than 20 years after it was erected.

Plymouth City Council in Devon put an exclusion zone around Evolution Cove due to concerns about the building’s structural integrity.

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