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Tragedy at my favourite beach.
« on: November 02, 2009, 10:41:53 AM »
There was a landslide at the only beach I go to when in Tenerife (as it is the only one within walking distance of where I stay) killing 2 people.  This beach is tiny at about 40 metres long and half of that in depth.  The wall of earth behind it always unnerved me and I'll see if I can dig some photos up of it before the collapse.

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Re: Tragedy at my favourite beach.
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2009, 10:51:36 AM »
Wow, that's always shocking when a news story happens close :-\

I've been reading lots more about sand sinkholes happening too. I'd always considered the ocean and sea dangerous any time I went to the beach, but I'd never even thought about things like sinkholes and slides before.
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Re: Tragedy at my favourite beach.
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2009, 02:43:37 PM »
Quote from: Skadi on November 02, 2009, 10:51:36 AM
Wow, that's always shocking when a news story happens close :-\

I wouldn't say it's close as it's way down off the coast of Africa, but because I have sat on that beach so many times in my life I do feel like it is somewhere I call my own.
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Re: Tragedy at my favourite beach.
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2009, 03:08:24 PM »
There was a landslide in Carlisle yesterday blocking the tracks there.
Luckily , it happened before a couple freinds made it that far.
They were on thier way back to London when the train was stopped and everyone was diverted.
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Re: Tragedy at my favourite beach.
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2009, 03:53:23 PM »
Quote from: smokester on November 02, 2009, 10:41:53 AM
There was a landslide at the only beach I go to when in Tenerife (as it is the only one within walking distance of where I stay) killing 2 people.  This beach is tiny at about 40 metres long and half of that in depth.  The wall of earth behind it always unnerved me and I'll see if I can dig some photos up of it before the collapse.

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Re: Tragedy at my favourite beach.
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2009, 04:41:53 PM »
My prayors go out to the surviving family
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