The demolished house belonged to Sue, who did not wish to give her surname, and it was destroyed because it was too close to the cliff edge.
A councillor has warned that continued erosion of a Norfolk coastline could cause a “dramatic” decline in the local economy, as a clifftop home is demolished.
Noel Galer, Great Yarmouth Borough councillor for East Flegg ward, containing Hemsby, said the village plays an important role in the local tourism industry. “I think that the decline when you start to lose parts of it would be quite dramatic. I have a feeling that Hemsby would lose its prominence quite quickly.”Referencing tourism data collected by the council, Mr Galer insisted Hemsby has “tremendous value” in the region.
Mr Galer added: “We could have a really bad year now as a result of bad news and people making assumptions over a few days when this sort of terrible thing is happening and lose a lot of business.”On evacuated residents, the councillor said people will be “trying very hard” to ensure they are looked after.
He told PA that there used to be two further rows of dunes and that there is a footpath on the local map which goes out to sea.
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