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9 I) A3 @/ b( R8 ^0 `/ k" Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb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。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。9 }3 j4 s% q$ j. ]* R" J _
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An aerial view of the latest chalk slip at the White Cliffs of Dover公仔箱論壇$ \- A2 w9 e* c# U: g, D% C
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: B" f3 s1 d3 T" s: `" s( Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe collapse may have been caused by rain over the winter months being absorbed into the chalk and freezing
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: a* s7 M/ V* R/ d5.39.217.76The Kent landmark has suffered large rockfalls before, most significantly in January last year
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: r; B2 T8 u" @! V& E1 vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhen the cliffs tumble, locals have described it as 'like a lorry going down the hill'6 k1 }7 v9 W$ t0 w Z0 U
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$ H$ j! V$ \3 M: J9 zA 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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" @* K6 J c! H3 v5.39.217.76Collapse: 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 away9 g8 k. _; m: T* A( _' j, n
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Cliff investigation: Dover Coastguard said a full survey has yet to be carried out to determine the exact amount and length of cliff that crumbled on Friday
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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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3 J3 A, s6 u6 }. ]1 i- p+ f5.39.217.76Cliff face fall: The collapse may have been caused by rain freezing after being absorbed into the chalk and then expanding, causing it to weaken公仔箱論壇. B1 g$ \8 q6 U6 f4 p
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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 Dover5.39.217.761 t1 H* m. [' O! F1 R* `
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3 {0 K* F7 v) q: Z! J ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFamous landmark: The White Cliffs of Dover, with a lighthouse on top, seen from the car ferry port
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