因為大雨和天氣寒冷，英國著名觀光景點“多佛白壁”上月崩塌，約有重達數千噸、面積相當於一個足球場大的巨塊石灰崩塌後掉落海中。
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7 n2 y) Q% W. P$ [- C公仔箱論壇The collapse may have been caused by rain over the winter months being absorbed into the chalk and freezing TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。; Y% Z7 {' B6 V! g2 U
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The Kent landmark has suffered large rockfalls before, most significantly in January last year
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0 i0 f: S; M" G6 ~A spokeswoman for the National Trust - which looks after parts of the chalk grassland in the area - said the cliff-fall happened between Langdon Cliffs and South Foreland Lighthouse, z2 M2 u7 q) {% P6 \* p+ I. [
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Collapse: Thousands of tons of the White Cliffs of Dover have plunged into the sea in a landfall last Friday, Dover Coastguard said5.39.217.77& @4 N) G4 I& p, A; N& M
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% N6 s- R6 N* {) n% w. a) v* j: ^tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDover Coastguard said no one was injured but that it serves as a reminder that if people are walking along the cliff-top or underneath, that the cliff can crumble awaytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ }) O: x0 M0 t( [
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Cliff investigation: Dover Coastguard said a full survey has yet to be carried out to determine the exact amount and length of cliff that crumbled on Friday公仔箱論壇: X, z3 e) a# j4 b; c) j; Y# }9 @
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& v3 ~3 u, |. g( B6 y/ ~5 HTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Collapse: Thousands of tons of chalk fell from the white cliffs of Dover in an area known as Crab Bay. Here a woman surveys the damage
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: n6 @) d& X) Y4 [, o5 lCliff face fall: The collapse may have been caused by rain freezing after being absorbed into the chalk and then expanding, causing it to weaken
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Immortalised: A Spitfire flies over the White Cliffs which were popularised by Dame Vera Lynn's wartime song The White Cliffs of Dover( W$ K5 [! I2 Z4 B( B* a# v, ? X0 j
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