Thursday, November 03, 2011

Cliff top caravans left dangling after landslide

Over a dozen caravan owners at Porthkerry Leisure Park in Wales have had a lucky escape after a huge cliff collapse left them hanging over the edge.



Fifteen caravans were left perilously close to the edge of the cliff, some teetering over the edge, after coastal erosion caused a 10ft (3m) wide and 200 yards (180m) long landslip.

The rockfall happened at about 10.00pm on Monday. Fortunately nobody was harmed although residents were said to be "petrified".


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Tuesday saw work begin on moving the precariously positioned caravans to another part of the Porthkerry site. Vale of Glamorgan council are now dealing with the case and said its officers would assess any further risk of erosion.

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