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BBC News
3 days ago
- BBC News
Huge cliff crack prompts warning at Charmouth fossil beach
Visitors to a beach popular with fossil hunters are being urged to stay away from a cliff where a huge crack has section at Charmouth, on Dorset's Jurassic Coast, appears on the brink of collapse with the large vertical crack stretching from the top all the way to the Heritage Coast Centre urged people to stay away from the cliffs at all times, adding: "If fossil hunting, people should look amongst the shingle in the tideline at the low tide and should check the tides before going onto the beaches."This particular chunk of cliff isn't likely to have anything in it, and certainly not anything worth going up to the cliffs for." You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Daily Mail
01-08-2025
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Shocking moment massive sandstone cliff collapses at Bronte Beach in Sydney's east
A young surfer has narrowly avoided being crushed after a large part of the cliff face above an iconic beach in Sydney 's east suddenly collapsed. A piece of sandstone about 20metres long and six metres wide gave way at about 11am on Friday and landed on a stormwater drain at Bronte Beach. More to come. More to come.
Daily Mail
28-07-2025
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Rockfall crashes onto Devon beach, nearly hitting sunbathers
This is the terrifying moment a huge rockfall narrowly misses sunbathers at a beach as 'tons' of cliff stones come crashing down unto a beach. As the barrage of stones came raining down onto the ground, huge plumes of red dust billowed across the sea after the rockfall at Budleigh Salterton, Devon, on Saturday. The terrifying crash cut off some beachgoers who were there at the time, and a lifeboat was launched to rescue them. Eyewitness James Walters describes seeing 'thousands of tons' of rock come down. He said: 'Police, lifeboat and coastguards were there. I don't think anybody was injured, but they had to close the coast path.' A spokesperson from Sidmouth Lifeboat said: 'Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was tasked by Solent Coastguard after a significant cliff collapse at Budleigh Beach. The crew's primary objective was to search for anyone caught in the fall zone and to support Beer and Exmouth Coastguard teams already on scene.' This comes almost a year after dramatic cliff fall just a few miles at Jacob's Ladder beach, in Sidmouth, also threw up a billowing cloud of dust, forcing terrified beachgoers to run into the sea to escape the landslip in August last year. Families with young children had been sunbathing on the shoreline close by when the cliff collapsed, but thankfully no one was injured by the fall. Warning signs had already been put up at prior to the terrifying incident. Images of the collapse showed the moment people close to the impact were forced to scramble in a bid to get to safety. Two people were seen running into the sea to avoid the catastrophe.
The Sun
28-07-2025
- Climate
- The Sun
Terrifying moment cliff COLLAPSES yards away from sunbathing beachgoers in packed UK hotspot
THIS is the terrifying moment a cliff collapses just yards away from sunbathing beachgoers. The massive rockfall crashed onto the sand and sent thick clouds of dust up into the air. 5 5 5 Some beachgoers were cut off and a lifeboat launched to rescue them at Budleigh Salterton, Devon, on Saturday. Luckily, it appears no-one was injured. Many scrambled away frantically as the rocks fell, with two people sprinting into the waves in a bid to get away. Warning signs up at the coast before the terrifying incident unfolded. "Thousands of tons must have come down," eyewitness James Walters said. " Police, lifeboat and coastguards were there. "I don't think anybody was injured but they had to close the coast path." A spokesperson from Sidmouth Lifeboat said: "Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was tasked by Solent Coastguard after a significant cliff collapse at Budleigh Beach. "The crew's primary objective was to search for anyone caught in the fall zone and to support Beer and Exmouth Coastguard teams already on scene. "Upon arrival, lifeboat crew members discovered several people stranded on the wrong side of the cliff fall. "Two individuals were safely transferred back to Budleigh Beach. "Thank you to all volunteers and agencies involved for their swift response and teamwork. "Please remember: cliffs along this stretch of coastline are unstable. Keep a safe distance from the base and the edge, and follow all local safety warnings." Exmouth Coastguard Rescue team added: "Following assessment earlier after the significant cliff fall Devon County Council have closed sections of the coastal path. "Please avoid the area and don't attempt to circumvent the closures." 5 5
Daily Mail
28-07-2025
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Moment huge rockfall narrowly misses sunbathers as 'thousands of tons' of cliff stone crashes down onto beach
This is the terrifying moment a huge rockfall narrowly misses sunbathers at a beach as 'tons' of cliff stones come crashing down unto a beach. As the barrage of stones came raining down onto the ground, huge plumes of red dust billowed across the sea after the rockfall at Budleigh Salterton, Devon, on Saturday. The terrifying crash cut off some beachgoers who were there at the time, and a lifeboat was launched to rescue them. Eyewitness James Walters describes seeing 'thousands of tons' of rock come down. He said: 'Police, lifeboat and coastguards were there. I don't think anybody was injured, but they had to close the coast path.' A spokesperson from Sidmouth Lifeboat said: 'Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat was tasked by Solent Coastguard after a significant cliff collapse at Budleigh Beach. 'The crew's primary objective was to search for anyone caught in the fall zone and to support Beer and Exmouth Coastguard teams already on scene. 'Upon arrival, lifeboat crew members discovered several people stranded on the wrong side of the cliff fall. 'Two individuals were safely transferred back to Budleigh Beach. 'Thank you to all volunteers and agencies involved for their swift response and teamwork. 'Please remember: cliffs along this stretch of coastline are unstable. Keep a safe distance from the base and the edge, and follow all local safety warnings.' Exmouth Coastguard Rescue team added: 'Following assessment earlier after the significant cliff fall, Devon County Council have closed sections of the coastal path. 'Please avoid the area and don't attempt to circumvent the closures.' This comes almost a year after dramatic cliff fall just a few miles at Jacob's Ladder beach, in Sidmouth, also threw up a billowing cloud of dust, forcing terrified beachgoers to run into the sea to escape the landslip in August last year. Families with young children had been sunbathing on the shoreline close by when the cliff collapsed, but thankfully no one was injured by the fall. Warning signs had already been put up at prior to the terrifying incident. Images of the collapse showed the moment people close to the impact were forced to scramble in a bid to get to safety. Two people were seen running into the sea to avoid the catastrophe. Eyewitness Hans-Petter Bjørnestad who was visiting from Copenhagen, Denmark said it made a noise like thunder. 'I heard two loud booms immediately after each other. It sounded like thunder or booming thuds. I was 200m to 300m or so away at Connaught Gardens.' The Sidmouth Lifeboat was launched following the collapse to conduct a shoreline search near Salcombe Mouth in case anyone had been caught up into the incident and swept into the sea.
