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標題: [歐洲] 英海灘驚現1000多枚二戰炸彈 [打印本頁]

作者: vandas 時間: 2012-7-24 12:53 PM 標題: 英海灘驚現1000多枚二戰炸彈

Holiday beach cordoned off after landslip sends more than a THOUSAND Second World War bombs and rockets tumbling onto the sands

Bad weather led to ground movement which exposed the huge arsenal at Mappleton, East Riding
A dog walker stumbled across the deadly find on Saturday and 15 controlled explosions were carried out
Rockets, mortar bombs and 25-pounder bombs were recovered after they were fired into the cliffs by RAF aircraft during the war
Most of the devices were dummy rounds used for bombing practice but contain enough explosives to cause terrible injuries

By Emily Allen and Mark Branagan

Holidaymakers visiting a beach where at least  1,000 bombs have been found called yesterday for the sands to be closed to the  public until the missiles have been removed.

Unsuspecting families were sunbathing on what  has been dubbed Bomb Alley Beach as experts prepared to blow up more of the  Second World War ordnance which tumbled out of the cliffs three-quarters of a  mile away during a landslide on Saturday.9 Z5 e5 F) Q2 M5 O9 `  l, W  ?

Fifteen controlled explosions were carried  out on Sunday by the Royal Engineers, less than 24 hours after the rockets,  grenades, and 20lb bombs were spotted by a dog walker at Mappleton, East  Yorkshire.1 J7 ?, x! S4 Q1 S- \4 @8 i) e

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A bomb disposal team has been called in to an East Yorkshire coastal landslip that revealed hundreds of Second World War munitions5 `3 G( C: O8 i# A$ k

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The weapons, including rockets, mortars and 25lb (11kg)  shells, could take days to clear
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The missiles had buried themselves in the  earth cliffs after missing their target when the area was used as a practice  bombing range from the war until the early 1970s.公仔箱論壇( e$ u" X$ d5 \1 ^2 H+ a  n- _9 L8 O

Although many are practice rounds  they still  contain explosive detonators and coastguards fear they may be highly volatile  after being buried in the cliffs for so many years.) q+ l3 B. O4 E. a
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A cordon was lifted yesterday morning by  Humberside Police who planned to seal off the beach again when the  tide went  out and the clear-up operation could resume.
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Families heading for the beach yesterday  morning said they had no idea there was any danger.
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Joyce Nicholson, 65, who was with her grandson Jack, 11, said: ‘I did not know anything about this. It’s  disgusting  they have not sorted this out in nearly 70 years. This place  is very  popular.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 k: @" [# {* r& b) k8 }6 x! d
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‘There needs to be more warning signs and  bigger warning signs especially this time of year when hundreds of  children  will be coming down. The whole beach should be closed really  but I suppose they  do not want to scare everybody.+ a/ _2 H( Q5 z0 d9 H4 }

‘It is not that far from the beach to where  the bombs are and if they are blowing things up they really should tell  people.’
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The coastline was used as a practice bombing range during WWII and the 1970s1 x6 K8 y4 }  C4 Z7 }; h$ M
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Mrs Nicholson said the only sign she had  seen about the dangers of unexploded ordnance was an old rusty MoD  one that  people would not heed because it had been there for years.( {" [, N+ w1 s# M( N9 p; O- T2 e" m

Cori Angelique, from the Netherlands, who  planned to take children Bella, five, and Lany, three, to the  sands, said she  was also unaware anything was wrong.
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Retired publican Steve Poppleton, 72, who  lives near the beach, said: ‘I have seen a few bombs at odd times but never  anything like this.’
Humber Coastguard has warned the public to  avoid the area and said anyone finding anything should dial 999.
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A dog walker stumbled across the  deadly find  on Saturday afternoon but the emergency measures were only  put into place  yesterday when the tides allowed full checks of the  beach.公仔箱論壇8 G# @/ \- k7 m3 c( u- V4 J! [
The fins of many of the bombs have been left  sticking out of the mud and rock which has fallen onto the beach.8 v$ t. {: q: ~, f2 x9 D+ r& E' Q
With holiday crowds flooding to the coast,  coastguards are warning visitors  thinking of grabbing a souvenir that the bombs  may be 'highly volatile'  and capable of 'causing serious injury or  worse'.4 E  }$ \2 I- m

Coastguards say the odd item of explosives  often turn up in dribs and drabs after being embedded in the cliffs for  decades.公仔箱論壇' v, w" S* m, q8 e4 `, r/ j( d
But over the weekend, a landslip caused by  the combination of heavy rain and coastal erosion exposed at least 1,000  weapons.
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Coastguards say that most of them are  probably dummy or practice rounds – but they still contain enough explosive to  cause terrible injuries.
A 24-hour guard has been placed on the beach  by Humberside Police amid fears that children may be tempted to pick up a  'trophy' during the school holidays.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。8 V0 p+ C( F& o5 E. s5 D5 d2 J
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An Army Bomb Disposal team from North  Yorkshire’s Catterick Army Base has also been called in to clear the  beach  over the next few days.公仔箱論壇" ]9 F6 ?6 Q( ?
The Army experts are hoping to remove some of  the smaller items for some  will have to be blown up on site in controlled  explosions, Humber  Coastguard said.
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Danger: Coastguards say that most of the devices are  probably dummy or practice rounds – but they still contain enough explosives to  cause terrible injuries. The devices include rockets and mortar bombs

They include rockets, mortar bombs and  25-pounder bombs which were all fired into the cliffs by RAF aircraft during the  war years and have been there ever since.

Mike Puplett, watch manager at Humber  Coastguard, said: 'It’s an old firing range from World War Two and an area where  we do get explosives and grenades.5.39.217.76! `9 H9 w) D/ b: G

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A bomb disposal officer holds one of the explosives  revealed by the landslip at Mappleton beach

'When the cliff sinks it is a fairly regular  occurrence that we get one or two. But there has been a fairly significant  landslide occurred due to the erosion and bad weather which has caused it to  slip. 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。& w8 z6 j- `6 t/ u% x5 A0 ?

'It is a conservative estimate of more than  1,000 items, a mixture of explosives. It is going to take two to three days if  not longer to transport the less harmful explosives out of the way while those  which are more dangerous or live are detonated in controlled  explosions.'
There was no evacuation of the beach which  was empty at the time of the landslip, he said, adding that the Coastguard were  notified at 1.30pm on Saturday.

The beach can be approached along the sands  from Hornsea or down a cliff top path but both points of access have been  cordoned off. 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 h; c7 C' o7 x0 B3 ^# O& x" f
'The explosives have been fired into the  cliff for target practice during bombing runs in World War Two,' Mr Puplett  continued. 5.39.217.763 ~% K- d. U+ a' h: V
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'Most are practice rounds but the Army have  advised us that the amount of explosives even in Low Explosive rounds make them  highly dangerous to handle.
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'Because they have been in the cliff so long  they may have become volatile and dangerous after being expose to the fresh  air.2 t* A* G# ^0 M9 ~) j
'They have actually fallen in the landslip  down onto the beach and are sticking out of the mud and rock and sand. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& S* e3 V9 |4 G, |: Q9 \! R
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The East Riding beach of Mappleton, near Hornsea, was  used as a practice bombing range during the Second World War5.39.217.76) `1 D) O7 z, Y9 ^* Y1 A. H! x
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'Because there is such a great number of them  what we do not want is people wandering around picking up the odd trophy to put  on the mantel piece. 3 f3 a6 ?/ K* Y( O( |' O$ {6 q

'They are all highly dangerous and should not  be touched at all.  It is highly dangerous at the moment. I am no explosive  expert but the Army have told me these things could cause serious injury if not  worse and even Low Explosive rounds are dangerous.5.39.217.76% ~1 v$ G& w1 {+ ~$ X  p
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'Even the dummy or practice rounds have some  explosives in them. Anyone who finds anything like this should dial  999.'5.39.217.76( `2 q, J  Q1 {8 L+ t8 |8 K
Police said they located several hundred old  shells, some measuring approximately 15ins long with fins on them on the beach,  which lies just below the village of Mappleton. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 b6 E( f5 H* r
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The shells were found along the shoreline on  Saturday at 4.45pm by a dog walker who called police. 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。* F" c. ]% v: u8 l5 {  i
Humberside Police said unfortunately due to  high tide the area could only be partially checked by officers, and subsequently  the shells were located by Bomb Disposal officers on Sunday.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ j9 s9 ]8 m- I( Y

The EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) from  Catterick were asked to attend at 12 noon, and carried out approximately 15  controlled explosions on the beach. Other devices were removed by MOD staff at  Leconfield, near Beverley, and further devices remain in situ, which are not considered an immediate risk, to be dealt with today once the tide is low again.  H3 U) ~- ~2 q! D( |6 N

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Cordon: Fifteen explosions were carried out at the East Riding beach of Mappleton, near Hornsea, after a dog walker stumbled across the arsenal yesterday which has been embedded in the cliffs for more than 60 years
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Weapon: A missile shaped bomb found after being embedded  in the cliffs for decades

Insp Mark Coulthard, of Humberside Police,  said 'Although not live munitions, they do pose a danger as they have flash  charges in them. 5.39.217.764 h: e+ s2 Z8 ]# d, ?
'I would advise any member of the public  finding such an item to ensure that they leave it alone and phone the police to  notify us, so that we can arrange the necessary measures to make them safe.

'On no account, should any person pick these  items up and take them home.& z! d6 L& B& P6 _4 V6 _' X

'The likelihood of more finds is high, as  coastal erosion washing away some of the cliffs, and unearths more  munitions.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: b: {9 Q- f7 g. X6 h$ h

作者: vandas 時間: 2012-7-24 12:53 PM

據英國《每日電訊報》7月22日報道，在暴雨和海岸侵蝕作用下，英國亨伯塞德郡(Humberside)梅普爾頓(Mappleton)附近的東雷丁海灘(East Riding)一處懸崖發生坍塌，露出1000多枚二戰時期的炸彈和火箭彈。公仔箱論壇 S$ D7 Y- K3 p3 I0 F$ ]9 K( V

東雷丁海灘二戰期間曾是一處炸彈試驗場，這裏過去經常發現零散爆炸物。但是在上周末，惡劣天氣引發泥石流，至少1000多枚炸彈露出地面。許多度假遊客涌向海灘尋找“紀念品”，海岸警衛隊警告稱，盡管許多炸彈都是啞彈或練習彈，但它們極不穩定，裏面所含炸藥足以引發“慘劇”。
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警方在當地海灘上24小時巡邏，以防有孩子在暑假期間撿拾“紀念品”。來自軍方的拆彈專家將在未來幾天清理這個海灘。軍方專家稱，他們可能會將小型炸彈移走，另外一些炸彈可能被當場引爆。泥石流期間，沙灘上沒有人，因此當地政府並未組織撤離行動。

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