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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/ p7 ]" C9 H% b0 Jtvb 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。0 N7 U; z! v5 Z
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! P6 k) G$ y, uwww3.tvboxnow.comAn aerial view of the latest chalk slip at the White Cliffs of Dover! I4 ? [# p7 @8 b& Z8 b q
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" h+ y) b$ n6 \. v5 i. Y% eThe collapse may have been caused by rain over the winter months being absorbed into the chalk and freezing - [9 i, G5 s6 @# X3 w
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! f% g2 \ {; u$ a1 ~; }The Kent landmark has suffered large rockfalls before, most significantly in January last year
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$ ?& ^; P) X: u8 w( {: R公仔箱論壇When the cliffs tumble, locals have described it as 'like a lorry going down the hill'
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% y; u; F5 [4 v; X* ^* d$ B* SA 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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. |% A0 M2 J- g8 U2 z# e+ {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCollapse: Thousands of tons of the White Cliffs of Dover have plunged into the sea in a landfall last Friday, Dover Coastguard saidwww3.tvboxnow.com( o, }3 y+ h6 }3 \5 h/ S+ f
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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 away
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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 Fridaywww3.tvboxnow.com% b$ }7 \3 U7 V
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. n* E/ E$ s; K% z7 v8 |0 w7 BCollapse: 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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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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$ s) Z: D: j- w/ `& v! k; `公仔箱論壇Immortalised: A Spitfire flies over the White Cliffs which were popularised by Dame Vera Lynn's wartime song The White Cliffs of Dover/ M; f3 `( q$ q; @
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Famous landmark: The White Cliffs of Dover, with a lighthouse on top, seen from the car ferry port
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