{"id":5020,"date":"2012-07-24T13:56:39","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T13:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/?p=5020"},"modified":"2012-07-24T15:25:34","modified_gmt":"2012-07-24T15:25:34","slug":"breaking-news-at-least-one-person-trapped-in-a-landslide-in-dorset-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2012\/07\/24\/breaking-news-at-least-one-person-trapped-in-a-landslide-in-dorset-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking news – at least one person reported trapped in a landslide in Dorset, UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updates at the bottom of the post<\/strong><\/p>\n

Various news agencies are breaking the news that there may have been a major landslide at Freshwater Beach near to Burton Bradstock, in Dorset, SW England.\u00a0 The landslide reportedly occurred at 12:30.\u00a0 The ambulance service is reporting that at least one person may be trapped and that others may be missing. Search and Rescue teams, and helicopters, are on the scene.<\/p>\n

Stories include the BBC:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-18970361<\/p>\n

And ITV:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/story\/2012-07-24\/freshwater-burton-bradstock-landslide-dorset\/<\/p>\n

Although news is currently very sketchy, the location is reported on Twitter to be close to the Freshwater Beach Holiday Park, which is I think this one:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>However, this is rather uncertain at the moment.<\/p>\n

Updates:<\/strong><\/p>\n

15:16 BST: Suggestions are that the missing person is a 23 year old woman.\u00a0 Unconfirmed reports suggest that there may have been two landslides 20 minutes apart.<\/p>\n

15:21 BST: Landslide reported to be 400 metres from caravan park<\/p>\n

15:29: First image of the landslide<\/a>.\u00a0 Looks like a large cliff collapse\u00a0 on to what may have been a busy beach on a very sunny day in the school holidays.\u00a0 With a bit of luck everyone got out of the way.\u00a0 Hopefully the apparent lack of urgency mens that no-one is trapped, but it could be that the site is considered to be too dangerous to enter<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This site appears to the to the east of the caravan park in the sandstone cliffs.<\/p>\n

Update 15:40 BST: Fire and Rescue services say at least one person is trapped, there may be others (hopefully not).<\/p>\n

Update 15:47: Fantastic field guide to the cliffs here<\/a>, by Ian West of Southampton University. We used to use the Bridport Sands from this location as the reference material for rock mechanics tests when I was doing my PhD.\u00a0 Rockfalls on these cliffs are very common.\u00a0 Ian has an image of a previous (2005) event on his website<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/~imw\/jpg-Bridport\/5BU-fall-9April05.jpg<\/p><\/div>\n

Update 16:24 BST: Dorset Scouser has some images of the landslide from the sea<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/bridport.n0tice.com\/report\/5910\/landslide-at-freshwater-beach-burton-bradstock<\/p><\/div>\n

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