RAINING RUBBLE
Terrifying moment woman forced to run for her life as massive landslide crumbles onto Welsh beach
A WOMAN captured the moment she had to run for her life to narrowly escape a massive landslide.
Huge rocks fell at Nefyn, near Pwllheli in North Wales yesterday morning as beachgoers flocked to the seaside.
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Amanda Stubbs says she was taking a stroll along the beach when she noticed some small rocks sliding down the cliff face.
Within a minute a colossal amount of rocks, dirt, sand and stones were tumbling down - forcing her to run.
She said: "This video was take on the beach just 200 yards from our holiday home in Nefyn.
"Although I have seen the aftermath of many small landslides I have never witnessed one of this scale first hand."
Cops urged people to stay away from beach in case of more falls.
Another witness, Hairdresser Christian Pilling was walking on the beach at around 11am when the landslide happened, giving the "shock of his life".
He said: "I don't think anyone was on the beach. We'd gone down there about half an hour after it happened.
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"It's a good 40m wide but it's hard to tell - it is so big."
Friend Elise Leyshon said: "It is so lucky that no-one was on the beach on a Monday morning. Yesterday it was full of people.
"They would stand no chance if they were caught by that landslide. It is incredible."
Steve Wilding-Hewitt, who lives near the beach, said: "I've never seen anything like it. The police have cordoned a large area off to keep people away from the scene.
"We could see the coastguard shouting to someone in their garden to stay aware from the edge because it was still moving.
"There are some gardens that have been affected. You can see a bench that was at the end of the one of the gardens has fallen into the mud below.
"There have been some rockfalls around this coastline for a number of months, but never anything like this. It is frightening."
The small village of Nefyn has a long, sandy bay, sheltered by the Nefyn Headland, and backed by steep slopes.
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Neighbours dashed out to see the damage caused by the landslide - just a day after people flocked to the seaside to enjoy the sunshine.
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A North Wales police spokesman said: "We are aware of people gathering to take photographs - the public are advised to avoid the area until further notice.
"The public are advised to avoid the area until further notice, whilst emergency services and utility companies make the area safe."
Massive landslide crumbles onto Welsh beach - just 24 hours after beachgoers had flocked to the seaside
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