A house has been pictured teetering dangerously close to a cliff, as engineers work desperately to prevent further erosion.
Following a landslide today, a coastal road in Folkestone, Kent, has been closed for the rest of 2024.
This year it has been affected by recurring landslides; The first incident occurred on January 27.
As a result, a house on top of a cliff has been pushed close to the edge.
Kent County Council engineers have been actively working to stabilize the steep slope above the affected area to prevent further erosion.
A house is shown teetering dangerously close to a cliff, with engineers working desperately to prevent further erosion.
Following a landslide, a road in Folkestone was closed, with the house above pictured.
In this aerial view, a house sits near the edge of a cliff after a landslide eroded part of the cliff.
A road is closed for the rest of the year following a landslide in Folkestone today
The council said: “We are working with specialist embankment contractors and reviewing all options for stabilization.”
‘We need to carry out more work and research to understand the composition and geology of the embankment. We will do what is necessary as quickly as possible, although it is a complex matter, with a likely complex solution.
“We have therefore made the difficult decision to extend the road closure period until the end of 2024.
‘This is simply an administrative process, as part of the formal road closure. It is not an indication of when we will reopen the road. “We will only reopen the road when it is safe to do so.”
It comes after reports a former soldier is planning an ambitious “military-grade operation” to airlift his beloved beachfront home away from a crumbling cliff.
It comes after reports a former soldier is planning an ambitious “military-grade operation” to airlift his beloved beachfront home (pictured) away from a crumbling cliff.
Lance Martin (pictured last year) has already saved his house from the brink twice, using heavy machinery to drag it to safer territory in both 2018 and 2023.
Mr Martin’s house was on the edge of the cliff in March 2023 (top) before he moved it back in August 2023 (centre). The land on which the house was originally built fell into the sea in November 2023 (below)
Lance Martin has already saved his chalet from the abyss twice, using heavy machinery to drag it to safer territory.
But dramatic further erosion in Hemsby, Norfolk, means it is now looking for a more permanent solution.
I’m thinking about an airlift. It is a military grade operation. It seems crazy but it can be done,’ he said.
Martin has been drafting plans for the procedure, which would involve using ship-launching airbags to prop up the structure while steel beams slide underneath.
Last week in Norfolk, a 200-year-old three-bedroom property hanging perilously over the edge of a 150-foot cliff on the coast was demolished in less than three hours.
Last week in Norfolk, a 200-year-old three-bedroom property (pictured) hanging perilously over the edge of a 150ft cliff on the coast was demolished in less than three hours.
In just a few hours the house was almost completely demolished (in the photo)
The old bricks sent clouds of dust into the air as demolition crews got to work.
Diggers organized by North Norfolk District Council had already demolished the garage and shed at Cliff Farm in Trimingham and started work on the house.
The £132,000 house has been empty since its owner, Steve McCormack, was forced to evacuate because his home was no longer safe, but his neighbor is currently refusing to leave, saying the only way to leave his house is “in a coffin.” ‘.
It was a race against time to demolish the property before it slid onto the beach, and last week a new crack appeared in the cliff after heavy rain.
Drone images show steel fencing around the property before demolition and bins filled with debris from the garage and shed. There is now little more than a pile of rubble at the top of the cliff to prove that the house once existed.
