Hemsby campaigner says more high-tides mean it's "touch and go" for seafront homes
Close to 5 metres were lost to the sea on Sunday, with even bigger waves now likely to hit the fragile coastline this evening
A man living on the seafront of Hemsby is telling us more high-tides mean it's now "touch and go" as to whether homes close to the edge will survive.
Close to 5 metres were lost to the sea on Sunday, meaning Hemsby lifeboat station and its car park have been left directly exposed, with even bigger waves than last night now likely to hit the fragile coastline this evening.
"This is now critical"
Simon Measures is chair of the group, 'Save Hemsby Coastline':
"We need local decision-makers to talk to us and put emergency work in place, to protect what's left of the car-park, as well as joining up the temporary defences at the gap and past work further down, as the access road and gap are protected.
"This is now critical... because if people stop coming here then the tourism will die and that will be the end of Hemsby.
"This is not a managed retreat anymore. It just seems to be that once something happens, local decision-makers panic and react from there. They just seem to be waiting for the worst to happen and then hoping for the best."
"We're already looking at new premises"
Alan Jones is second coxswain for Hemsby Lifeboat:
"We have got to look at relocation now, as the car park is under threat. We've barriered off the area now as it was crumbling away before our very eyes.
"We're already looking at new premises and we'll be on and off station now. We'll keep on re-instating what's needed so we can keep on launching boats.
"We've looked at various different plans and different ways of protecting the area. Even if we do move we need to make sure we can protect and preserve the gap to the beach.
"We've looked at getting some rock down, further in north, so that they can break up the waves before they come down."
What has Great Yarmouth Council said?
Great Yarmouth Borough Council say council officers are in the area monitoring and assessing the situation