15/08/2025
Reynisfjara – the black sand beach – in the south of Iceland, saw almost half a million visitors last year. Just 25 years ago, it was just a beach, hardly visited. Now, there is a large parking area, a cafeteria and other facilities. The locals know its dangers: sneaker waves, heavy undertow. To visitors, it just looks like another beach. In the past decade, six tourists have drowned there. On August 2, tragedy struck again when a 9-year-old girl was pulled out to sea and drowned. This has, finally, prompted the Icelandic authorities to act.
Bart Cameron tries to understand what happened at Reynisjara via the link in the first comment.
Photo: Art Bicnick