Operation to save Toddbrook Reservoir from start to finish - in pictures

These pictures highlight some of the amazing work done over the last week by teams working to save Toddbrook Reservoir.

As well as the multi-agency team involved in the operation, they also capture the moment evacuated residents were finally able to return home on Wednesday afternoon, as well as visits by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Toddbrook Reservoir. Photo Anthony Devlin/Getty Imagesplaceholder image
Toddbrook Reservoir. Photo Anthony Devlin/Getty Images
Phil Smith sent us this photo of the dam wall last Thursday.placeholder image
Phil Smith sent us this photo of the dam wall last Thursday.
Emergency services at the scene last Thursday. Photo - Jason Chadwickplaceholder image
Emergency services at the scene last Thursday. Photo - Jason Chadwick
Police at the scene last Thursday. Photo - Jason Chadwickplaceholder image
Police at the scene last Thursday. Photo - Jason Chadwick
The deserted streets of Whaley Bridge last Thursday. Photo - Jason Chadwickplaceholder image
The deserted streets of Whaley Bridge last Thursday. Photo - Jason Chadwick
Reservoir Road in Whaley Bridge before the evacuation was ordered last Thursday. Photo - Jason Chadwickplaceholder image
Reservoir Road in Whaley Bridge before the evacuation was ordered last Thursday. Photo - Jason Chadwick
Workers at the site on Thursday night. Photo - Peter Cull Photographyplaceholder image
Workers at the site on Thursday night. Photo - Peter Cull Photography
Peter Cull Photographyplaceholder image
Peter Cull Photography
Peter Cull Photographyplaceholder image
Peter Cull Photography
This photo was taken last Thursday by Peter Cull Photographyplaceholder image
This photo was taken last Thursday by Peter Cull Photography
Peter Cull Photographyplaceholder image
Peter Cull Photography
Teams at the scene on Thursday. Peter Cull Photographyplaceholder image
Teams at the scene on Thursday. Peter Cull Photography
Prime Minister Boris Johnson visit Whaley Bridge on Friday and meets with emergency services personnel. Photo - Yui Mok - WPA Pool / Getty Imagesplaceholder image
Prime Minister Boris Johnson visit Whaley Bridge on Friday and meets with emergency services personnel. Photo - Yui Mok - WPA Pool / Getty Images
Prime Minister Boris Johnson meeting residents. Photo - Leon Neal - WPA Pool/Getty Imagesplaceholder image
Prime Minister Boris Johnson meeting residents. Photo - Leon Neal - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Prime Minister Boris Johnson meeting armed forces personnel on Friday. Photo - YUI MOK/AFP/Getty Imagesplaceholder image
Prime Minister Boris Johnson meeting armed forces personnel on Friday. Photo - YUI MOK/AFP/Getty Images
An RAF Chinook was drafted in to help drop sand bags onto the dam wall. Photo -  Leon Neal/Getty Imagesplaceholder image
An RAF Chinook was drafted in to help drop sand bags onto the dam wall. Photo - Leon Neal/Getty Images
A Chinook helicopter creates a rainbow in the spray as it prepares to drop sandbags onto the dam wall last Friday. Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Imagesplaceholder image
A Chinook helicopter creates a rainbow in the spray as it prepares to drop sandbags onto the dam wall last Friday. Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images
Police vehicles block the road near the reservoir on Friday. Photo - Leon Neal/Getty Imagesplaceholder image
Police vehicles block the road near the reservoir on Friday. Photo - Leon Neal/Getty Images
The RAF Chinook in action. Photo - Leon Neal/Getty Imagesplaceholder image
The RAF Chinook in action. Photo - Leon Neal/Getty Images
Police signs block a footpath near the reservoir. Photo - Leon Neal/Getty Imagesplaceholder image
Police signs block a footpath near the reservoir. Photo - Leon Neal/Getty Images
The Chinook in action on Friday. Photo - Leon Neal/Getty Imagesplaceholder image
The Chinook in action on Friday. Photo - Leon Neal/Getty Images
All trains from Buxton station have been cancelled while the operation was underway. Our photographer Jason Chadwick captured this photo last Friday.placeholder image
All trains from Buxton station have been cancelled while the operation was underway. Our photographer Jason Chadwick captured this photo last Friday.
Many roads in Whaley Bridge and the wider High Peak have also been closed. Photo - Jason Chadwickplaceholder image
Many roads in Whaley Bridge and the wider High Peak have also been closed. Photo - Jason Chadwick
Rail replacement coaches have been running between Buxton and Macclesfield. Photo - Jason Chadwickplaceholder image
Rail replacement coaches have been running between Buxton and Macclesfield. Photo - Jason Chadwick
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