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It is a black day for Malta. Azure Window and Blue Window, the tourist attraction of the country, is no more. Collapsed like a house of cards and swallowed by the raging sea.
They knew it would ever happen. Since last year it was already prohibited by law still atop walk fifty meters high nose bridge because the path above the large hole in the cliffs of Dwerjra Bay on the island of Gozo had lost a lot of strength and reliability. Daredevils who still tried to jump or dive off, risked a fine of 1,500 euros.
Wednesday did what no one had ever dreamed. The huge rock formation in the shape of a window that gave a view of the azure sea, broke in two and disappeared into the raging water.
Faster than geologists had predicted in 2013. In a large study on the stability they were residents of the island of Gozo when reassured that their Blue Window, as it was called, would still stand for decades.
But now is revealed once more the strong and unpredictable mother nature is. Around 9:40 Wednesday morning rattled the rock with a lot of noise underwater.
Hikers who were nearby heard a sudden crack the pride of Malta. The blow was enormous and the water plonste meters high into the sky when it disappeared colossus, they say.
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Wednesday came to watch thousands of onlookers. Many tails blankly or even crying.
For the tourism industry, this is a severe setback. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat of Malta had this afternoon a black day in the history of the country. "A monument is no more," he said.
On most tourist guides and maps stood Azure Window, which was photographed thousands of times a day, depicted as one of the main attractions of Malta. The location was also the setting for several films and series like the popular series Game of Thrones.
Many young couples are also allowed to make their wedding photos there or asked to marry each other or on the fairy tale "black eye."
Source: nieuwsblad
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