The lifeboat crew said the 6ft drop at Hemsby Gap meant it could not launch its boat
Daniel Hurd, the coxswain at Hemsby Lifeboat, said a woman in one of the properties was leaving and emptying her home, but added the second household had decided to stay and monitor the situation."I would be getting my valuables together if I lived in one of those properties because personally I wouldn't want to be in there knowing what this sea can do," Mr Hurd said.
"It's devastating for us - we put so much time into our efforts here and it's heartbreaking for us every time we get something like this." Mr Hurd said his crew - which is independent of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution - could not launch its lifeboat because erosion had caused a 6ft drop on the beach.
He said his team received some verbal abuse from the public when it decided to close the beach at about lunchtime on Saturday.Hemsby Lifeboat said one of the properties, and a telegraph pole, was at risk of falling from the cliff
Erosion is the only positive in this story don’t knock it
Just pull the houses down.. Problem solved
ClimateScam
Brexit?
The sea can go where it wants to! Why did they build so near to the sea?
Its a sad sight to see. Shame more hasn't been done to save the coastline at Hemsby. The change there just within the last 3 years is devastating 😢
When you build on beaches/cliffs edge, you prevent natural erosion from creating beaches. We should stop building homes right beside water, rich folk can build themselves an indoor pool inland and be just as happy.
Closed over risk to people on the beach getting hit by falling homes...