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。公仔箱論壇6 Z* z5 p# u; j
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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。4 f/ ^# M5 Y( j6 D" v `9 c
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An aerial view of the latest chalk slip at the White Cliffs of Dover
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! u+ x c. I- U, x" g3 X8 i3 F公仔箱論壇The collapse may have been caused by rain over the winter months being absorbed into the chalk and freezing * D k* E! J1 K D/ f7 B
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5 g8 L r; O; a; W2 d( h; L5 stvboxnow.comThe Kent landmark has suffered large rockfalls before, most significantly in January last year
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$ S, h& d& m; v9 F5 }6 L- d2 `公仔箱論壇When the cliffs tumble, locals have described it as 'like a lorry going down the hill'公仔箱論壇* `2 B% r5 I. ?8 a1 l/ i* \
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4 P( T2 z5 h6 M! K; s, |( _4 |9 x公仔箱論壇A 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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' u! \; }* N- l) x* V/ u" TCollapse: 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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& Y+ d6 r1 R+ h# ]% y1 r4 t3 wtvboxnow.comDover 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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0 c: \3 [# f; q' R6 e2 QCollapse: 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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% H6 q7 U- }& o公仔箱論壇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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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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2 h6 e" E+ ^- f, B# v8 y$ [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFamous landmark: The White Cliffs of Dover, with a lighthouse on top, seen from the car ferry port
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