Residents living at the top of a cliff have refused to evacuate to a rescue centre after it was feared their homes could collapse into the sea.

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has handed out “precautionary” advice for residents living in 30 chalets to the west of The Marrams in Hemsby to evacuate after the dunes eroded some 16ft (5m) in the past 12 to 24 hours.

Residents were told they could move to a rest centre until the high tide had passed.

"This is a purely precautionary measure, taken in light of the risk posed through further loss of cliff material," a council spokesman said.

"Officials will continue to monitor the road and incoming tide throughout the evening," he added.

Police officers and lifeboat crew visited the properties on behalf of the borough council to advise residents to move their vehicles to the Marrams car park.