The claim is straightforwardly factual: 97 homes in Coalsnaughton were evacuated due to ground movement. Multiple authoritative sources confirm this. **Cause:** Ground movement (detected from 18 May 2026 onward in Benbuck View, Dunmoss View, Nechtan Drive, and Langour in Coalsnaughton). **Effect:** 97 homes evacuated. **Evidence:** - **Clackmannanshire Council** — the local authority's own incident page confirms homes were evacuated "as a precautionary measure following reports of ground movement." The council's chief executive Nikki Bridle is quoted by BBC News stating: "This brings the total number of evacuated properties to 97 since 18 May." - **BBC News** (multiple articles) — confirms "A total of 97 properties in Benbuck View, Dunmoss View, Nechtan Drive and Langour have been evacuated" following reports of ground movement and "unsafe structures." The evacuations occurred in stages: 30 homes on Benbuck View (18 May), 30 on Dunmoss View (27 May), 28 on Nechtan Drive and 9 on Langour (29 May), totaling 97. - **STV News** — corroborates the figure, reporting "Almost 100 properties have been evacuated since the movement was first detected in the former mining village on May 18." - **Mining Remediation Authority (MRA)** — the official body investigating the incident confirmed at a council meeting that ground movement was ongoing, with between 2mm and 10mm of movement per week recorded, and that the eight-week investigation was underway to determine the underlying cause. The causal link is direct and well-documented by official sources: the ground movement was the reason evacuations were ordered as a precautionary measure. The council, MRA, and multiple news outlets all attribute the evacuations directly to the ground movement. There is no question of confounding here — the evacuations were explicitly ordered because of the ground movement and associated structural safety risks. Sources: Clackmannanshire Council — Coalsnaughton Incident FAQs (https://www.clacks.gov.uk/community/benbuckviewfaq/); Clackmannanshire Council — Community Update (https://www.clacks.gov.uk/community/benbuckview/); BBC News — "Two more streets evacuated in Coalsnaughton village after ground movement" (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g8x616jpqo); BBC News — "Coalsnaughton ground movement showing 'no signs of stopping'" (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clye9klp5k5o); BBC News — "Coalsnaughton ground movement probe to take another two months" (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cze27lpjnr6o); STV News — "Further eight Coalsnaughton homes evacuated amid ground movement investigation" (https://news.stv.tv/east-central/further-eight-coalsnaughton-homes-evacuated-amid-ground-movement-investigation)