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。; ]- m. x% u' G% F( D
9 ?' T( Q0 Y W f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。
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The collapse may have been caused by rain over the winter months being absorbed into the chalk and freezing
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5 H1 _9 D0 [" y2 M, F3 R, a, Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhen the cliffs tumble, locals have described it as 'like a lorry going down the hill'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。5 R6 P+ F: ~) ^3 u& i2 F m2 o( R7 N
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; W: S) E8 k) U7 g. F& M* @: Kos.tvboxnow.comA 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' @( H U' t' _/ {8 ]/ Z
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7 K6 ^, H3 E! q& t( w, kCollapse: Thousands of tons of the White Cliffs of Dover have plunged into the sea in a landfall last Friday, Dover Coastguard saidtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ C$ e2 U& G. x( @+ G- k* \
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/ V6 Q( p. U1 Q1 n2 nos.tvboxnow.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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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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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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9 [- A4 b+ O. u& Y( ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbImmortalised: A Spitfire flies over the White Cliffs which were popularised by Dame Vera Lynn's wartime song The White Cliffs of Dover公仔箱論壇; l( p% o! i# c
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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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