IMAGES captured on a drone have revealed the extent of damage caused by another landslide at Bournemouth beach. 

Seven beach huts have been pushed to the edge of the sand and damaged following the latest landslide at Durley Chine on Saturday morning, October 19. 

It’s understood that heavy rainfall overnight led to the second slide in 10 days. Video footage captured by Melissa Mahon shows trees and a chunk of earth sliding down.

A dog walker stood at the side came close to being hit back the falling debris and a hut that was being pushed in the fall. 

(Image: Daily Echo)

(Image: Daily Echo) (Image: Daily Echo)

 

David Halliday, visiting Bournemouth, said: “Where you can see the landslide happened, you can see it’s soft and sandy. It looks like clay. 

“And slides always seem to come down where the weighty trees were. Next to it is all grass and shrubbery and that hasn’t come down.”  

His wife Lesley added: “If the soil is all wet and there has been heavy rain, it’s very easy for it to come down. We live in Australia and it happens a lot there.”  

Georgina Humphries, visiting from Banbury, watched the footage and said it is “so scary for the poor bloke” who was nearly struck by a beach hut.  

She added: “We’ve had so much rain lately, it was only a matter of time. You’ve got to feel for those with beach huts – they cost a fortune.” 

 

Staffordshire-born Janet Cliff, out cycling along the promenade, added: “We’ve only lived here for five years and in that time the rain has increased a lot.  

“It’s sad to see. Over at Canford Cliffs, they’ve put mesh there and all the stuff has grown over it but it’s stabilised it.”  

Richard Herrett, cabinet member for destination at BCP Council, said: “Following further heavy rainfall, we can confirm that a cliff slip near Durley Chine took place at 9.45 this morning and has affected access to a number of beach huts and parts of the adjacent promenade. 

“This is in the same area of the chine that experienced a cliff slip earlier this month and a wider section has been cordoned off in the interest of public safety while the site is inspected by the council’s flood and coastal erosion risk management team. 

“We are informing the licensees of the beach huts and will provide updates once a further assessment has been carried out.”