Newquay RNLI volunteers have been widely thanked after describing how they rescued five people and two dogs who became trapped by a landslide.

Devon & Cornwall Police say the area is cordoned off and people should avoid the cliff.

Five people and two dogs were stuck "with no way of getting out" were rescued by a lifeboat crew.

Five people and a dog had to be rescued this afternoon after a significant cliff fall in Newquay, prompting a major emergency response.

The RNLI crew have shared images from their helmet cams ...

A large amount of soil and rubble is blocking the pathway.

Coastguard teams, police, fire and lifeboat crews all rushed to the site of the collapsed cliff in Newquay after five people and two dogs were left trapped with buildings left teetering on the edge ...

He believes that if he and a friend arrived 30 seconds later they would have "lost their lives".

Two dogs had to be rescued too ...

'If we were there 30 seconds later I think we would have lost our lives' ...

A Newquay councillor told a licensing committee today (Wednesday, November 27) that he had "massive concerns" about a pop-up dance club being held twice a year near a location hit by cliff collapses.