Cap-Ferret, beach, Gironde, France. Photo source: ©© Jacques Froissant
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Part of a popular Gironde beach is to remain closed for the forseeable future, after it was declared too dangerous for the public to access.
Experts have insisted the area is too dangerous, with large sections of dunes liable to collapse without warning…
Erosion: une plage du Cap Ferret fermée, Le Figaro (04-22-2016)
Video: “Sale temps pour la planète Gironde, un trait sur la côte,” Daily Motion
Threaten By Rising Sea, A 5 story Building Is Evacuated, TF1 News (01-25-2014)
The owners of a five story building built on a coastal dune in the french southwestern town of Soulac-sur-Mer, Gironde, have been ordered to evacuate. Built 40 years ago, 200 meters away from the shoreline, the building now stands only 20 meters away from the ocean. This condominium “Le Signal,” was considered as a flagship for the triumphant-concrete coastal real-estate development era of the 60’s…
