Hotel owner forced to keep his business shut during lockdown now fears losing his £400k clifftop home after huge landslide left properties inching closer to edge as rock continues to slowly crumble into sea
Residents whose homes sit close to the cliff in Nefyn, north Wales, have been urged to temporarily relocate
Comes after landslide sent hundreds mud and rock crashing onto the Welsh beach at around 11am on Monday
Landslide estimated 130ft-wide and spanned across two back gardens, part of which crumbled onto beach
Living on the EDGE! Families living near crumbling cliffs are urged to abandon homes before ANOTHER landslide crashes hundreds more tons of mud and rocks into the sea
Residents whose homes sit close to the cliff in Nefyn, north Wales, have been urged to temporarily relocate
Comes after landslide sent hundreds mud and rock crashing onto the Welsh beach at around 11am on Monday
Landslide estimated 130ft-wide and spanned across two back gardens, part of which crumbled onto beach
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People living near the site of a major landslide in north Wales have been advised to temporarily relocate.
Monday s cliff fall in Nefyn, Gwynedd, saw some seaside homes lose parts of their gardens to the beach below.
Gwynedd Council said a large area of the cliff face and adjoining private land had been lost in the significant landslide.
It said residents had been been spoken to and it was contacting the owners of nearby second homes.
The council said it was in contact with the Crown Estate, which is responsible for the section of beach up to the high-tide mark, and warning signs were being installed.
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media captionNorth Wales Police advised people to stay away from the area
A major landslide at a beach in north Wales has prompted warnings for people to stay away.
The cliff fall, which eyewitnesses say is up to 40m (131ft) wide, happened on Nefyn s coastline in Gwynedd.
Christian Pilling, who works nearby, said he was on a walk in the area and had the shock of our lives when they saw what had happened.
Coastguard crews were alerted to the fall at about 12:30 BST, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said.
Emergency services and utility companies are securing the area after the landslide, which saw parts of some gardens on the cliffs above tumble onto the beach below.