Overview
- Great Yarmouth Borough Council notified owners of 14 homes on The Marrams and Fakes Road that their properties must be demolished due to imminent collapse risk.
- Residents were urged to evacuate, especially overnight and into the weekend, because of expected cliff falls during Storm Goretti.
- Roughly 10 metres of land were lost in recent days, bringing houses perilously close to the edge.
- Drone footage filmed on January 7 documents the fresh erosion, while beach closures and safety signage remain in place.
- Contractors have demolished nine houses in recent weeks, as officials note Hemsby has lost nearly 30 homes over 15 years on one of northern Europe’s fastest-eroding coasts.