Cliff-top homes evacuated as collapse risk grows
The 79-year-old, who has lived in his home for 35 years, said his immediate neighbour evacuated her bungalow earlier in the day.
"If that road goes then there's no access at all by road," he said. "We know there are a couple of people down there who are ill and a couple on medication.A council spokesman said because it was a "dynamic situation" he did not know exactly how many people had left their homes to seek refuge in council-provided accommodation.
"At the moment we've dealt with the three properties that are quite close and with coastal erosion you never know what the outcome might be."On Thursday night resident Lance Martin had about 5m of garden behind his home. When he awoke on Friday he had just 3m High spring tides were forecast for a 48-hour period and easterly winds were expected to reach 35mph .
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