Demolition teams move in on houses threatened by landslides before they fall off cliff edge

Six houses are being demolished on the cliff edge Demolition experts warn more properties could be at risk 'It's heartbreaking to watch homes being crushed' says local resident Residents had said a pipe from a factory was to blame for landslips

By Olivia Williams

PUBLISHED: 14:14 EST, 22 February 2013 | UPDATED: 14:16 EST, 22 February 2013

Several homes were being demolished today after a series of devastating landslips has left houses precariously near a cliff edge.

Four houses at at Knipe Point, near Scarborough in Yorkshire were bulldozed today and a further two will be tomorrow, after a series of landslides since 2008 has left them unsafe.

After three had to be pulled down in 2008, residents say they fear which of their houses overlooking Cayton Bay will be next.

Demolition teams begin at Knipe Point: Houses overlooking Cayton Bay in north Yorkshire were left deemed unsafe after a series of landslips

Unsafe ground: The coastal community is being gradually demolished since 2008, when the first wave led to three homes having to be bulldozed

Demolition experts warned more properties will be endangered as the slips continue.

Joy Green, 57, from nearby Scarborough, said: 'It's heart breaking to stand here and see someone's home crushed.

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Demolition teams move in on houses threatened by landslides before they fall off cliff edge