Landslide fears keep icon Greece beach shut

08:38 9/5/2024 - Πηγή: iEfimerida

Zakynthos’ Navagio beach, among Greece’s most iconic beaches, famous for its signature shipwreck, will remain closed to tourists for a second summer, authorities have announced.

The public order ministry said it took the decision on the recommendation of a team

of experts from the Anti-Seismic Planning and Protection Organization (OASP).

The ministerial order bans vessels from approaching or anchoring near the beach from the sea and people from swimming in the cove within the bay’s north and south ends.

Visitors must also remain 10 meters away from the top of the rocky slope overlooking the bay.

The OASP team has previously said there was significant risk of landslides due to the erosion of the surrounding cliffs.

The beach was closed off in September 2022 after a 5.4-magnitude earthquake caused large rocks from the surrounding cliffs to fall into the bay.

Last January it was reported that the wreck of the MV Panagiotis, which ran aground in October 1980, had suffered extensive damage and is at risk of vanishing altogether.

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