People are being warned to stay away from "very unstable" cliffs after a coastal road collapsed into the sea. 

A number of people had to be evacuated from Pakefield Holiday Park on Friday after a section of the road in front of the clifftop caravans fell onto the beach below. 

As damage to the cliffs were assesed a suspected unexploded bomb was uncovered on Saturday but was later found to be an object used in minesweeping.

Police, rescue officers from HM Coastguard Lowestoft, the council and a bomb disposal team all responded as a 100m exclusion zone was set up ahead of a controlled explosion being carried out by ordinance disposal specialists.

A cordon has been put in place on the coastal steps to stop people from going onto the seafront. 

It comes after the three remaining clifftop properties in Pakefield were knocked down on Saturday, November 18. 

One of the dwellings - which were deemed unsafe last year due to coastal erosion - was owned by sisters Jacky Campling and Nicola Taggart.

People are being asked to avoid the area and not to use the steps at Arbor Lane as the beach is now a "dangerous" place to be. 

A spokesman for Park Holidays UK where a number of people were evacuated said: "We work closely with building control officers at East Suffolk Council to monitor the rate of coastal erosion on the park, and to plan in advance how best to minimise its impact.

"The twelve holiday homes affected at the weekend were already identified as likely to be in need of relocation on the park, and will now be sited elsewhere in the grounds.

"We are grateful not only to the council for the help and expertise they provide in managing erosion issues, but also to the local coastguard services which attended over the weekend and worked with our park team to ensure the affected holiday homes were all safely decommissioned."