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Homes teeter on seaside land slip | Homes teeter on seaside land slip |
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Thousands of tonnes of earth have slipped away in front of homes on the Yorkshire coast leaving properties precariously balanced on a cliff edge. | Thousands of tonnes of earth have slipped away in front of homes on the Yorkshire coast leaving properties precariously balanced on a cliff edge. |
Gardens and patios at Knipe Point are now in a heap 100ft (30.4m) below the homes on National Trust land at Cayton Bay, between Scarborough and Filey. | Gardens and patios at Knipe Point are now in a heap 100ft (30.4m) below the homes on National Trust land at Cayton Bay, between Scarborough and Filey. |
Insurers have told one family to move out, while other locals wait for news. | Insurers have told one family to move out, while other locals wait for news. |
A trust spokesman said the slip had been caused by water and it was impossible to predict the next one. | A trust spokesman said the slip had been caused by water and it was impossible to predict the next one. |
Michael Turner of the Residents' Association said there was growing concern in the area. | Michael Turner of the Residents' Association said there was growing concern in the area. |
"People are very worried because at the moment they don't know what's going to happen, whether there will be any more slippage. | "People are very worried because at the moment they don't know what's going to happen, whether there will be any more slippage. |
"One family has been told to move out by their insurance company. | "One family has been told to move out by their insurance company. |
"We're just waiting for the results of investigations into what caused the land slip, but at the moment we're in limbo." | "We're just waiting for the results of investigations into what caused the land slip, but at the moment we're in limbo." |
'Fits and starts' | 'Fits and starts' |
National Trust property manager Bob Dicker said: "We know that this land is slipping, we know it's very active at the present time, but to put a scale on it at this stage would be unwise. We don't have enough information. | National Trust property manager Bob Dicker said: "We know that this land is slipping, we know it's very active at the present time, but to put a scale on it at this stage would be unwise. We don't have enough information. |
"What we're finding out, in some respects it's very obvious, we're finding out it is a land slip and we should be very careful to remember that - it isn't coastal erosion. | "What we're finding out, in some respects it's very obvious, we're finding out it is a land slip and we should be very careful to remember that - it isn't coastal erosion. |
"The land slip itself is caused by water for the most part, there may be other causative agents, but mainly water. " | "The land slip itself is caused by water for the most part, there may be other causative agents, but mainly water. " |
Homes are now perilously close to the edge of the cliffs | |
Mr Dicker said engineers were trying to find the source of the water that caused the slip. | Mr Dicker said engineers were trying to find the source of the water that caused the slip. |
"What we don't know is where is the water coming from and what sources there are in the immediate area. " | "What we don't know is where is the water coming from and what sources there are in the immediate area. " |
He said the land slippage had been happening in "fits and starts" and there had been quite a bit of activity for the last two or three months. | He said the land slippage had been happening in "fits and starts" and there had been quite a bit of activity for the last two or three months. |
"Prior to that it had been very stable, if I can use that word, for quite some time. | "Prior to that it had been very stable, if I can use that word, for quite some time. |
"But it would be very foolish of me or anybody else to predict at the present time just what will happen either today or in ten years time. | "But it would be very foolish of me or anybody else to predict at the present time just what will happen either today or in ten years time. |
"We do hope to have more information fairly soon." | "We do hope to have more information fairly soon." |
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