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Big bang amid huge rock fall at quarry

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July 24, 2025

THE aftermath of a huge “landslide” at a historic slate quarry has been caught on camera.

- By DAVID POWELL Daily Post Reporter david.powell@reachplc.com

THE aftermath of a huge “landslide” at a historic slate quarry has been caught on camera.

An eyewitness filmed clouds of dust billowing from part of Dinorwig Quarry following the reported slippage yesterday.

Dinorwig Quarry (Chwarel Dinorig) towers over Llyn Peris and Llyn Padarn near Llanberis. It was once the second largest slate quarry in the world. The eyewitness said they heard a “massive bang” They said: “At 9.40 I heard a massive bang and rumbles.

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