Warning as coastal road in Pakefield falls into the sea
A number of people had to be evacuated from Pakefield Holiday Park on Friday after a section of the road in front of the clifftop caravans fell onto the beach below[1]. As damage to the cliffs were assesed a suspected unexploded bomb was uncovered on Saturday[2] but was later found to be an object used in minesweeping. Police, rescue officers from HM Coastguard Lowestoft, the council and a bomb disposal team all responded as a 100m exclusion zone was set up ahead of a controlled explosion being carried out by ordinance disposal specialists.
A cordon has been put in place on the coastal steps to stop people from going onto the seafront. It comes after the three remaining clifftop properties in Pakefield were knocked down on Saturday, November 18. One of the dwellings – which were deemed unsafe last year due to coastal erosion – was owned by sisters Jacky Campling and Nicola Taggart.
People are being asked to avoid the area and not to use the steps at Arbor Lane as the beach is now a “dangerous” place to be.
References
- ^ section of the road in front of the clifftop caravans fell onto the beach below (www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk)
- ^ unexploded bomb was uncovered on Saturday (www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk)