The Environmental Agency of Iceland decided to close off parts of Dyrhólaey peninsula, South Iceland, after Monday’s landslide.
According to the National Broadcasting Service, the landslide was around 80 metres (262 feet) wide. It swallowed part of a hiking trail leading to the peninsula’s edge, leaving a huge gap in the surface.
Read more: Travellers warned not to venture too close to the shoreline in Reynisfjara, South Iceland
More landslides are expected to fall in Dyrhólaey and yesterday the Selfoss Police Department taped off the area around the rift.
In 2012 two travellers were badly injured in a large landslide that occurred in the same vicinity as the one that fell on Monday.
Read more: Make your trip to Iceland a safe one with a little pre-planning
The Environmental Agency of Iceland decided to close off parts of Dyrhólaey peninsula, South Iceland, after Monday’s landslide.
According to the National Broadcasting Service, the landslide was around 80 metres (262 feet) wide. It swallowed part of a hiking trail leading to the peninsula’s edge, leaving a huge gap in the surface.
Read more: Travellers warned not to venture too close to the shoreline in Reynisfjara, South Iceland
More landslides are expected to fall in Dyrhólaey and yesterday the Selfoss Police Department taped off the area around the rift.
In 2012 two travellers were badly injured in a large landslide that occurred in the same vicinity as the one that fell on Monday.
Read more: Make your trip to Iceland a safe one with a little pre-planning
