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+ O `9 R; s3 z7 Q0 S5 p
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4 z2 U# O( r _% i( ^www.tvboxnow.comThe collapse may have been caused by rain over the winter months being absorbed into the chalk and freezing tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: M& U' y/ g8 J; H
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The Kent landmark has suffered large rockfalls before, most significantly in January last year
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) ] U4 ^8 }' A! O2 X# wwww.tvboxnow.comCollapse: 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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5 Y) c$ }& V2 j" z0 I1 u {3 jtvb 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 away6 [. Y* G, O* I) {, _
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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公仔箱論壇/ ^4 L; L1 m/ R3 h; T
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0 |2 |1 k8 T, k" L4 x5 N! zCliff 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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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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