Residents of cliffside homes were evacuated after a landslide.
Firefighters were called to the incident which began at 1.32am on Sunday, November 5, near Marina in St Leonards.
Crews attended, gave safety advice and contacted a scaffolding company that was at risk from the landslide.
No one was evacuated from their homes then.
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But that evening firefighters were called as there were more reports of a landslide and unstable ground.
It was affecting the bottom of a cliff in Marina and the top of a cliff in West Hill Road and a wall had collapsed at around 8.50pm.
A structural engineer was on site, and a police drone and a helicopter were used to help assess the situation.
A spokeswoman for East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service: “Residents were allowed to return to eleven properties on West Hill Road at around 11.15pm.
“Two properties remained evacuated.
“There are no reports of injuries.”
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