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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0 g3 o7 v) E8 {) t公仔箱論壇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。公仔箱論壇3 e) |5 i! F- H: c: [& `
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5 F8 }, V; H2 V1 m/ Q$ |* Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAn aerial view of the latest chalk slip at the White Cliffs of Doveros.tvboxnow.com( G: L' x$ D2 j9 {6 n& B
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, t8 ] f: q7 g! k6 W+ }$ g/ Q! Q公仔箱論壇The collapse may have been caused by rain over the winter months being absorbed into the chalk and freezing
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7 G* ]! H- E2 x: t, [% v$ D) hThe Kent landmark has suffered large rockfalls before, most significantly in January last year 公仔箱論壇6 b1 P8 v2 |; h7 `* S
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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 Lighthouseos.tvboxnow.com' n1 h- J) ^' \$ P) _
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' Z- i8 e U& X! D! V4 ~Collapse: 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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+ L, V" f, v* s( I. s公仔箱論壇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公仔箱論壇3 b1 B; N" y% n" L4 P1 g
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: C, q9 x/ a# u3 j% itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCollapse: 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 weaken6 h" U, Z8 W1 {
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9 S' Q0 Z' Z. ~& S$ y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
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