Breiðamerkurjökull

2024 - 8 - 26

Sørgelige isgrottenyt fra Island: En død og to savnede!

Breiðamerkurjökull - isgrotter - redningsaktion - sikkerhed - turisme

Isgrottens mystik tager en tragisk drejning. Åh nej! Isen brød sammen, og nu søger vi efter to personer!

En grufuld hændelse skete i går, da en gruppe på 25 turister udforskede den spektakulære Breiðamerkurjökull-gletsjer i det sydlige Island. Mens de gik rundt i den imponerende isgrotte, gav isstrukturen pludselig efter og forårsagede et kollaps, som resulterede i, at en turist blev dræbt, og to andre savnede. Redningsmandskaber arbejder hårdt for at finde de savnede, som menes at være begravet under det kolossale islag. Det er en påmindelse om, hvor uforudsigelige og farlige naturens kræfter kan være!

Iceland er kendt for sine dramatiske landskaber og isformationer, men dette tragiske tilfælde understreger nødvendigheden af sikkerhed, når man udforsker sådanne fantastiske steder. De tilstedeværende guider gør deres bedste for at sikre, at turisterne er sikre, men som vi ofte hører, er naturen uforudsigelig. Dette hændelse har allerede affødt diskussioner om sikkerhedsforanstaltningerne i den populære turistattraktion. En tragedie som denne kan have en domino-effekt, og det er vigtigt, at der bliver taget skridt til at forbedre sikkerheden.

Mennesker, der besøger disse isgrottter, skal aldrig undervurdere kraften i det iskolde element. Isen kan være skjult over sprækker og dybe kløfter, som man ikke altid kan se. De, der overvinder frygt og tager på eventyr, bør altid følge vejledninger, og overse ikke sikkerhedsadvarsler.

I øvrigt er det værd at nævne, at Breiðamerkurjökull-gletsjeren er en del af det større Vatnajökull Nationalpark, som er det største nationalpark i Europa og hjemsted for en af de mest imponerende gletsjere i verden. Mens turistinteressen for gletsjeren fortsætter med at vokse, er det altafgørende at passe på denne vidunderlige, men skrøbelige, naturskabelse. Desuden har Island en af de mest fascinerende geologiske historier, idet landet som bekendt er blevet dannet af vulkansk aktivitet og iskapper i millioner af år, hvilket gør det til et unikt sted at studere geologi og klimaændringer!

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One dead, two missing after ice cave collapse in Iceland (The Guardian)

At least one person has died and two others are missing after an ice cave partially collapsed as a group of tourists was visiting a glacier in southern Iceland.

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Tourist dies after ice collapse in Iceland's Breidamerkurjökull glacier (BBC News)

A foreign tourist has died in south Iceland after ice collapsed during a visit their group was making to a glacier, local media report.

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Fatal accident in an ice cave in Breiðamerkurjökull glacier (Iceland Monitor)

Emergency personnel are looking for two people who are trapped under the debris of an ice cave that collapsed in Breiðamerkurjökull glacier yesterday.

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Ice cave collapse at Iceland's Breiðamerkurjökull glacier leaves one ... (ABC News)

In short: At least one person has died and two others are missing after an ice cave in southern Iceland partially collapsed. The cave, located at the ...

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What We Know So Far About the Cave Collapse in Iceland, as Two ... (TIME)

At least one tourist has died, another was injured, and two others are still missing.

One Dead After Ice Cave Collapse in Iceland | High North News (High North News)

The search for two tourists missing after an ice cave collapsed on Breiðamerkurjökull Sunday has been postponed. A third tourist was pronounced dead at the ...

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1 Tourist Dead, 2 Missing After Sudden Ice Cave Collapse During ... (PEOPLE.com)

A tourist has died and two others are missing after an ice cave suddenly collapsed in Iceland while a group of 25 were exploring the region on Sunday, Aug.

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Iceland ice cave collapse kills 1 tourist, leaves 2 others missing (Fox News)

A group of 25 tourists were touring an ice cave on Breidamerkurjokull glacier in southern Iceland on Sunday when falling ice killed at least one person.

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Iceland Ice Wall Collapse: 1 Tourist Is Dead and 2 Are Trapped (The New York Times)

The tourists were part of a group exploring a glacier in southeastern Iceland when an ice canyon wall collapsed. A fourth tourist was rescued, ...

Ice cave collapse in Iceland kills 1 tourist and leaves 2 missing (Las Vegas Sun)

Rescuers in Iceland are working by hand to cut through the remnants of a collapsed ice cave as they search for two tourists missing for more than 24 hours ...

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Ice cave collapse in Iceland kills 1 tourist and leaves 2 missing (THV11.com KTHV)

The ice caves are popular tourist destinations, where travelers can see the inside of glaciers up close.

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One tourist killed and two others missing in Iceland glacier collapse (Euronews)

A group of about 25 foreign tourists from several nationalities were exploring the caves of the Breidamerkurjokull glacier in Iceland when the ice collapsed ...

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Icelandic rescuers search for 2 missing tourists after ice cave ... (PBS NewsHour)

Video showed rescuers working inside two large craters surrounded by the sand-blackened ice of the glacier in the southeastern part of the island.

Police in Iceland call off search at ice collapse that killed 1 person ... (The Associated Press)

Icelandic authorities are searching for two tourists missing since an ice cave partially collapsed on Sunday afternoon, killing one person and injuring another.

One American tourist dead in Iceland following ice cave collapse (WRAL.com)

One American man is dead, and an American woman is injured in Iceland following a collapse of the Breiðamerkurjökull ice cave, Iceland's public broadcaster ...

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One American tourist dead in Iceland following ice cave collapse (CNN)

One American man is dead, and an American woman is injured in Iceland following a collapse of the Breiðamerkurjökull ice cave, Iceland's public broadcaster ...

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American dies in ice cave collapse during Iceland glacier tour (The Washington Post)

One American died and a second was injured after an ice cave popular with tourist groups collapsed Sunday afternoon.

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