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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! t' |# B3 h5 ?9 L$ N+ o5.39.217.77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。. n' y* o$ u* [% s+ U! N: `
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An aerial view of the latest chalk slip at the White Cliffs of Dover公仔箱論壇0 _/ ?2 \; u& H% b- ~% W2 p
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/ ]2 t) R( F" D$ [* tThe collapse may have been caused by rain over the winter months being absorbed into the chalk and freezing
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5 c9 J8 J# o& N- H. M6 [( RThe Kent landmark has suffered large rockfalls before, most significantly in January last year 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。2 X* N- A7 `! L: u3 r5 i
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" D, p8 W3 X# r1 z' y7 otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhen 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 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 said \" P2 ?% E) q5 r
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Dover 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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) d1 S0 t% L$ @2 gCollapse: 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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/ N5 Y% c# ?+ ^6 ~: H) b* Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbImmortalised: A Spitfire flies over the White Cliffs which were popularised by Dame Vera Lynn's wartime song The White Cliffs of Dover5.39.217.77+ D( M, H: p5 G1 O
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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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