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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An aerial view of the latest chalk slip at the White Cliffs of Dover
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+ D; ~1 U& R9 B) A# G) I" y# fThe collapse may have been caused by rain over the winter months being absorbed into the chalk and freezing & T! f# H3 P2 `# Q2 g
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@" c. [# c9 S8 D9 d! y# tTVBNOW 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。The Kent landmark has suffered large rockfalls before, most significantly in January last year
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" t( O% Z. D8 ?0 }% cWhen the cliffs tumble, locals have described it as 'like a lorry going down the hill'
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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 Lighthouse5.39.217.77" K. ^' G1 G! m- J6 s0 P) @
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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 saidtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: V1 e, f4 ?8 k" f1 Z
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4 N/ ]" |# r" S( ?8 Q. V& mtvb 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 away
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1 b# e Z+ U& u. s5 q( oCliff 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
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# n% d# k4 B F; i9 u4 j' c公仔箱論壇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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f- O& X( ~0 S; t0 Q4 k0 U! O! D0 ?- `公仔箱論壇Cliff face fall: The collapse may have been caused by rain freezing after being absorbed into the chalk and then expanding, causing it to weaken公仔箱論壇1 F6 P2 C4 W' S. S$ w* P
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$ J& l# w' ^( P: E5.39.217.77Immortalised: A Spitfire flies over the White Cliffs which were popularised by Dame Vera Lynn's wartime song The White Cliffs of Dover公仔箱論壇7 N( M5 Z# |4 l- ` ]+ D
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Famous landmark: The White Cliffs of Dover, with a lighthouse on top, seen from the car ferry port
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