Intense footage of a rockslide hitting a popular beach on the Greek island of Zakynthos shows people running in panic as a large section of a cliff peeled away and came crashing down on the sand below.
At least seven people were injured Thursday after a section of a cliff collapsed on Navagio beach, also known as Shipwreck Beach, narrowly missing a family sitting on the sand and capsizing at least two small vessels.
Videos show two large sections of limestone crashing down, sending large waves onto the beach and overturning vessels.
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According to a Reuters report, authorities said no one was missing as result of the rockslide but they were conducting a search as a precaution, in case people were trapped under the rocks.
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“So far, we haven’t found any trapped people but we will continue searching,” a fire official told the news agency.
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Authorities said most of the injuries people sustained were minor in nature, but one 34-year-old Czech tourist was taken to hospital with a fractured vertebra.
The cove, accessible only by sea, features limestone cliffs towering above the beach of white sand and crystalline water made famous by the wreckage of a small cargo ship washed up on the beach since the 1980s, according to the Associated Press.
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