Idiots and a tragedy
Sad news from the Spanish Resort of Tenerife -- from the
London Times:
British woman killed in rock fall on beach
A British holidaymaker has died after being buried under falling rocks during a landslide on a Tenerife beach.
Marion Auril O�Hara, 57, was killed instantly after part of the cliff towering above the popular family beach collapsed.
Hundreds of sunseekers ran for cover as rocks from the 1,600 foot-high cliff at Los Gigantes in the north west of the island started raining down on sunseekers just after 3pm this afternoon.
Rescue workers used their bare hands and picks and shovels to reach the British tourist after she was buried under tons of falling rocks. She was already dead by the time they managed to free her.
And the Idiot tag:
The area where Ms O�Hara died had been cordoned off following a similar landslide less than a month ago.
A coastguard at the beach said that on October 7 part of the cliff had collapsed and he had warned sunbathers to stay away from the area.
That incident caused no casualties.
What part of "wake-up call" do you fail to understand.
Tenerife is one of the
Canary Islands.
Posted by DaveH at November 1, 2009 1:31 PM