Footage shows construction workers tearing down homes close to a cliff edge - over fears they would fall into the sea.<br /><br />Some residents of Hemsby, Norfolk, left their homes last week after the sandy cliffs beneath them eroded - leaving some just 1m from the edge.<br /><br />And on Sunday (12/3), two homes were torn down over fears for local residents' safety.<br /><br />The coastal village - which has a population of around 3,000 - has suffered from severe coastal erosion in recent years, with a number of properties being abandoned as the cliffs slip away.<br /><br />Footage taken by local drone team Pink Spitfire Aerial Photography showed how diggers were brought in to destroy the properties.<br /><br />Winds of up to 50mph and a high tide of 3.7m forced the action over the weekend.<br /><br />As a result, at least five people had to be evacuated and some will have to be permanently re-homed.<br /><br />One man who was evacuated, Kevin Jordan, 69, says he 'lives in fear' that his home may have to be demolished.<br /><br />The retired IT engineer, said: "I'm disabled and I can't walk very far. I don't know what I'm going to do when the road collapses- and it will. <br /><br />"No one would want to buy my property now. I don't have the savings to walk away and buy another place. <br /><br />"If my house is condemned I would be homeless - I've never been in this situation before."
