Rockfall rumbles above Ísafjörður after heavy rain

A substantial rockfall occurred at Gleiðarhjalli on Eyrarfjall, above Eyrin in Ísafjörður, on Thursday, mbl.is reported.

Guðbjartur Ásgeirsson, a former captain of the Guðbjörg ÍS who lives in Ísafjörður, said the rockfall happened above Urðarvegur road. He heard loud rumbling and said it was unsettling. Guðbjartur recorded the rockfall on video.

He said he had noticed another substantial rockfall farther along Gleiðarhjalli a few days earlier, when it was dark and visibility was poor. Heavy rain had fallen in recent days, he said, adding that rockfalls are always possible in such conditions.