Continued risk of landslide in Ketilbjörg cliff in Skagafirði (North-West Iceland)

There is now a increased risk of landslide in Ketilbjörg cliff. The area that is about to fall of is extremely dangerous, tourist have been seen going out on the part of the cliff that is about to break off. This cliff that is breaking off might fall into the coast below at any time without warning. Such thing has happened in popular tourist locations.

If you are travelling in this area of Iceland do not go out on this cliff. It is extremely dangerous since it can go loose without warning. If they have closed the area (as they say in the news that has been done), respect that closure.

Icelandic news – in Icelandic

Sprungan í Ketubjörgum stækkar (Rúv.is, Icelandic, old picture)
Lít­ur út fyr­ir að geta hrunið á hverri stundu (mbl.is, Icelandic, new picture)

Update 1: New image of the cliff that is about to break off can be found here in this news from Rúv. Other new cracks have also seen forming in the same area.

Article updated at 04:12 UTC on 25-July-2015.