5 May 2016The district council of Mýrdalshreppur county, where the popular tourist spot of Vík lies, has decided to put a ban on all short-term rental within the community.
26 Apr 2016Despite two fatal accidents at Iceland’s Reynisfjara beach, many visitors to the iconic beach seem still to be ignoring important safety information.
19 Apr 2016Despite new warning signs at Reynisfjara beach in South Iceland, foreign tourists are still apparently clueless to the dangers posed by the strong currents which killed one person earlier this year.
28 Feb 2016A total of 245 foreign tourists were injured in various accidents in Iceland last year, according to provisional figures from the Icelandic police.
26 Feb 2016Police stopped surveillance of Reynisfjara beach two days ago and instead brand new warning signs in several languages have been put up on the site. However, six foreign individuals were in grave danger as a wave knocked them down yesterday.
15 Feb 2016A great number of tourists ventured out onto the icebergs at Jökulsárlón lagoon, East Iceland, on Sunday. The incident is not unique according to tour guide Gylfi Blöndal who took the photograph.
14 Feb 2016A great number of tourists climbed over the chains and warning signs barricading the lower footpath to Gullfoss waterfall in South Iceland yesterday.
14 Feb 2016According to tour guide Hjálmar Georgsson who arrived at Reynisfjara beach, South Iceland, just after a Chinese tourist perished in the waves says that only shortly after the accident, tourists were putting themselves in grave danger at the spot.
10 Feb 2016Further investigation into today's tragedy at Iceland's Reynisfjara beach has revealed that the man who drowned was climbing in the basalt columns on the shore when a wave hit him and dragged him down into the ocean.
10 Feb 2016It's a cold, clear and beautiful day in South Iceland today and today, like every other day, tourists flock to the magnificent black sands of Reynisfjara beach. The waves, which seem harmless enough, took yet another life this morning, the life of a man travelling with his wife.
10 Feb 2016The National Coastguard helicopter is on its way to Reynisfjara beach in South Iceland to rescue a man swept out to sea. Rescue teams are already there to search for the man.
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