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Southern 085/01
4 April 2001
DEVIL’S CHIMNEY COLLAPSES AT BEACH HEAD
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section of some of Britain's most famous clifftop coastline has
collapsed into the sea under the weight of excessive rainfall.
A chalk stack, part of the famous Beachy Head cliffs on the
East Sussex coast, has disappeared from view.
No one was injured during the fall. |
Beachy Head
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| Experts say
the 100ft chalk tower, known locally as Devil's Chimney, near
Eastbourne, collapsed because of the huge amount of rainfall soaked
up by the cliffs during recent months.
Eastbourne Borough Council has urged the public not to travel to
Beachy Head to view the chalk fall due to the foot-and-mouth crisis.
Beachy Head is part of the South Downs that is currently closed
due to the disease. |
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