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。- |( b5 j. P& P% V6 d0 |' W
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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。
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An aerial view of the latest chalk slip at the White Cliffs of Dover
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! g3 F9 K% u( S+ [% q/ q公仔箱論壇The collapse may have been caused by rain over the winter months being absorbed into the chalk and freezing
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7 s! m5 d$ i3 T m1 r; D- v, ?- E% q5.39.217.77:8898A 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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% j- A( v( n7 n1 e4 g) `Collapse: Thousands of tons of the White Cliffs of Dover have plunged into the sea in a landfall last Friday, Dover Coastguard said
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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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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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1 L8 H1 p4 P- j5 R1 ^( @9 q5.39.217.77:8898Immortalised: A Spitfire flies over the White Cliffs which were popularised by Dame Vera Lynn's wartime song The White Cliffs of Dovertvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' M8 I' A( f' Q$ x
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2 U; A8 `6 |* K5 O0 {) e1 {Famous landmark: The White Cliffs of Dover, with a lighthouse on top, seen from the car ferry port
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