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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ J. l6 R# M3 h5 O/ [. H$ {
) l8 W0 i( O7 w4 O幾千萬年前在英格蘭南部海藻化石形成的白堊崖，從法國橫越英吉利海峽到英國都會看到這片白壁，一直是英國著名的景觀。不過，由於海藻化石不夠強硬，一碰到大雨就會崩落，因此常有白堊崩塌。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" q: L$ f% Y# R5 N2 [6 ^$ R% t
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An aerial view of the latest chalk slip at the White Cliffs of Dover5 r; d% E6 D3 o) p
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The collapse may have been caused by rain over the winter months being absorbed into the chalk and freezing 公仔箱論壇2 ^' N/ f! p" q H" u
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$ Z* h# \& v5 d R' @0 |; F: {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
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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" P9 n$ A I+ e2 {. `$ O
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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 damagetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ j+ f" f {' v/ j) B4 j
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2 U) T. I9 N q6 @7 i; }Immortalised: A Spitfire flies over the White Cliffs which were popularised by Dame Vera Lynn's wartime song The White Cliffs of Dover
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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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