Impact on visitors to Dorset and residents
- Cliff edges can unexpectedly crumble and fall a long way to the beach or sea below
- Falling rock and soil can easily be more than a tone in weight
- Deaths and injuries have resulted in people being caught up in a fall of rock
- Potential road and travel disruption as emergency services respond to injured people
- Disruption to tourism as a result of cliff walks being closed where the cliff has fallen
What you can do
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Check the local press and social media for any reported cliff falls or landslides.