Sussex cliffs crumble as Coastguard warns that Storm Callum rain makes more massive rockfalls likely
6 years, 3 months ago

Sussex cliffs crumble as Coastguard warns that Storm Callum rain makes more massive rockfalls likely

Daily Mail  

Dramatic photographs from the aftermath of a cliff fall that saw hundreds of tons of rock crash into the sea yesterday shows a huge chunk of the coastline missing. Dramatic photographs show the aftermath of Storm Callum in East Sussex after hundreds of tons of rocks crash into the sea yesterday A huge chunk of the coastline is now missing in Seaford Head on the Sussex coastline as the public are urged to be careful Newhaven Coastguard Rescue Team was called to investigate the incident and confirmed no-one had been injured. The Newhaven Coastguard Rescue Team warned that Storm Callum has been making cliff falls much more likely A spokesperson for the Coastguard said: 'People should give the cliff edges a very wide berth and not to get too close to the top of cliff edges or approach the base of cliffs either.' Emergency services believe it is extremely lucky there was no loss of life after a massive chunk of cliff face chalk plunged into the sea, around six miles from the famous Seven Sisters cliffs. Last year, three cliffs collapsed along the Sussex coastline as a giant crack appeared as well as before in 2015 In 2017 a huge rescue operation was launched, after the rocks crashed into the waters from a height of around 80 metres, throwing up a huge wave that stunned crowds

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