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。) M* @9 q. C7 b# Y
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# l1 R' h2 O7 K7 \ CThe collapse may have been caused by rain over the winter months being absorbed into the chalk and freezing 公仔箱論壇2 J9 T9 w# P8 _- p
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' q" z3 ^7 H. N- Q/ L6 }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公仔箱論壇2 U0 p# w+ q% M/ X1 @
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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/ J- }" Z5 m( N. R
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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
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