Has The Folkestone Leas Lift Company Created The Perfect Conditions For Another Landslide To Come.
Has The Folkestone Leas Lift Company Created The Perfect Conditions For Another Landslide To Come? As you are all aware, I have covered landslides and the part tall heavy trees sitting on the cliff face summit along the whole of the Leas escarpment many times these past 10 months. I raised these issues with FHDC over many emails and 2 site meetings with Councillor Speakman before most of the landslides took place. I warned the council that the height and weight of at least half a dozen trees on the Zig Zag path threatened the path with a future catastrophic collapse, which could render the path out of operation for many months, perhaps years, perhaps forever. The 1784 Leas landslide in Folkestone was primarily caused by a combination of heavy, sustained rainfall and the area's unstable coastal geology. Rainwater seeped into the weakly cemented sandstone and chalk, adding weight while lubricating the underlying clay, which ultimately caused the cliff ...