A garden collapsed behind homes after a 'terrifying torrent of water swept down a street.
People living in the area told of the shocking scene as an unforgiving flood of water mad its way down a neighbourhood cul-de-sac.
Householders were awakened by firefighters as a torrent of water kept pushing through the community.
Wahidur Rahman, 32, was sleeping when fire crews alerted him and other homes in the area.
Am evacuation plan was put into action when the flood started in the early hours of Sunday.
YorkshireLive reports Mr Rahman was told a 'sinkhole' had opened up due to flood water and as people were asked to vacate their homes for their own safety.
Mr Rahman did not have to leave, but firefighters told him to move his car.
Residents were told a terrace of houses might fall down, and were in danger plunging deep down the unstable bank .
Firefighters told residents to escape from their homes and move any vehicles
He said: "They were saying move your car, these houses might fall down."
Mr Rahman was shocked at the amount of the damage the water had caused, said the sinkhole looked 'dangerous'.
The incident on Sunday morning was attended by firefighters from Keighley.
When the landslide happened during Storm Franklin householders told their properties were not safe to return to.
A rear garden of one of the houses in Riddlesden, Yorkshire was swept into the River Aire.
Council chiefs from Bradford Council said engineers thought the houses were unsafe.
A spokesman then said: "Therefore, we have informed the residents not to enter their properties and to do so would be at their own risk,"
Six homes were evacuated after Sunday's terrifying incident caused by a deluge of water.
Trees were also ripped from their roots as Franklin wreaked havoc and tore down branches and trees.
Firefighters were reportedly forced to break down a front door to rescue one man after the land movement left his rear door open over the river
The Mirror told how hundreds of flood alerts were in place across the UK today as Storm Franklin became the third named storm in a week.
Fierce winds and lashing rain pummeled communitie s as Frankin followed in the wake of Storm Dudley and Storm Eunice.
Train services were paralysed as services across the UK and The Met Office issued an amber warning for wind
It also warned of a "risk to life" in Northern Ireland while a yellow wind warning covered England, Wales and south-western Scotland
Environment agencies also issued hundreds of alerts for flooding including two "severe" warnings where rainfall posed a "danger to life" for communities along the River Mersey in Greater Manchester.
