Dramatic moment 1,000 tons of ancient rock falls from 150ft sandstone cliffs on ... trends now
View
comments
The dramatic moment 1,000 tons of ancient rock falls from 150ft sandstone cliff on Jurassic Coast is caught on video.
The footage shows a huge chunk of the cliff as it suddenly crashes down in two stages at West Bay in Dorset, Bournemouth.
The rockfall happens seconds after a 'little puff of dust' is seen coming from the middle of the sandstone cliff as it is about to crumble.
Moments later, a 150ft tall stack falls away and slumps on to the beach. The fall immediately weakens the neighbouring rock buttress, which then goes the same way.
The footage captures the moment a huge chunk of the cliff suddenly crashing down at West Bay in Dorset, Bournemouth
As the rubble falls, a giant cloud of dust instantly begins to cover the area of the beach and its surrounding waves on the shore.
When the dust settles, a substantial pile of rubble and debris is captured sitting on the Jurassic Coast.
Thankfully, the beach was empty due to the cold and cloudy conditions on the day - had it happened on a sunnier day then members of the public could have been left badly injured or killed in an accident.
The video was taken by the Environment Agency's
