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| No-one hurt in 30-tonnes landslide on Penarth beach | No-one hurt in 30-tonnes landslide on Penarth beach |
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| Emergency services are dealing with a large landslide on to a beach in the Vale of Glamorgan. | Emergency services are dealing with a large landslide on to a beach in the Vale of Glamorgan. |
| South Wales Fire and Rescue Service say 30 tonnes of the cliff face near Penarth pier has come away, but there are no reports of anyone being trapped. | South Wales Fire and Rescue Service say 30 tonnes of the cliff face near Penarth pier has come away, but there are no reports of anyone being trapped. |
| Five crews attended the scene at 12:40 BST and work has been carried out to make the area made safe and prevent any further collapse. | |
| No properties are believed to have been put at risk. | |
| Police and local authorities have cordoned off part of the beach and made the area safe. | |
| A spokesman for South Wales Police said: "The council are currently reviewing the landslip to make sure that it is safe. | |
| "Residents have been informed in the immediate vicinity. We don't believe at the current time that it presents any danger. | |
| "The affected area has been cordoned off and we are maintaining a police presence to make sure nobody breaches that cordon." | |
| A spokeswoman for South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said 22 firefighters attended the incident. | |
| "We surveyed the area to make sure it was safe, cordoned off the area and made sure there were no people involved and no properties at risk," she said. |