Video shows dog walker and dog run for lives as landslide destroys Bournemouth beach huts

Video captures narrow escape of walker and their dog as landslide crashes into beach huts in Bournemouth.

A dog walker and their dog had a narrow escape when a landslip came crashing down and destroyed a number of beach huts.

It happened at Durley Chine in Bournemouth, Dorset, on Saturday.

Melissa Mahon filmed the incident, showing the beach huts being shunted forward onto the promenade just metres from the dog walker and their dog, forcing them to flee.

The mobile phone footage shows a number of passers-by stopping as the land begins to move. One woman is seen running out of the way to the left. Then as the slip gains momentum, right in front of the beach huts to the right, a dog walker and their dog run, narrowly escaping the landslide.

The area had already been cordoned off by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council following an earlier landslip on 9 October.

Cllr Richard Herrett, Portfolio Holder for Destination, Leisure and Commercial Operations, BCP Council, said:"Following a visual assessment during the day of the slip, an extended cordon was implemented immediately in the interest of public safety, and special matting has been laid to enable wheeled and disabled access along the prom."This area of cliffside has been inspected by the council's Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) experts and Geotech engineer. Data gathered today is with our consultants now and we expect an update on these assessments nearer the end of this week, although cliff slip monitoring is an ongoing process."We have been in touch with the licensees of the beach huts and will continue to keep them updated."

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