'Oh my god': Chunk of cliff collapses near beachgoers in Spanish island; watch video

A video which has surfaced on the internet shows the sudden collapse of a cliff near a popular beach on the Spanish island of La Gomera. Uploaded on Twitter by Spanish Politician and President of Canary Islands Angel Victor Torres, the incident shows a drastic fall-off of a cliff and as per the caption, effective security has been displaced for a rescue operation. The politician further warns that there are still chances of a repetition as he says, “Effective security displaced persons and specialized dogs searching for people to the place. Dangerous and prohibited access site. Although it seems stabilized, there are cracks, so the risk of repetition exists. Maximum precaution and all support for the island of La Gomera”. 

Cliff Collapse 

The 1 minute 8 seconds long video clip shows the soil slowly coming off the cliff. As the video progresses, we see rocks come down and then a major part of the cliff collapses, falling a dust cloud on the sea. People can be heard saying “oh my god”, on watching the terrifying incident. Towards the end of the video, the camera shifts from the cliff as the cameraperson can be heard saying “run” and he runs away from the horrific site.

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"I wish there were no victims. All the support to the troops who are carrying out the search and a lot of care", wrote a Twitter user. Another person wrote, "The truth is that if someone is buried there, they no longer come out, this is not like removing four rubble from a work". One person made a sarcastic remark as he wrote, "The one who records seems to be in the movie The Impossible". The video, uploaded on November 15, has managed to gather 275.8K views. Tweeples are also sharing the video with their own captions. 

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(Image Credits: Twitter/@avtorresp)