Just before we arrived there were massive roadworks on a two km stretch of the sea coast road. Huge machinery and lots of yellow-coated people were repairing the road under the high cliffs. We heard that two weeks ago a one tonne boulder fell onto the road splitting it from side to side win a two metre deep chasm. The southern part of this island chain was completely cut off.
Heavy repairs with dynamite and cranes is ongoing before someone gets crushed to oblivion. I am impressed by the speed and quality of the local authorities' reaction. You can see a rockfall shelter in the photo. One machine was creating this as it moved along the road. There were about five of them in a 1 km stretch.
Well it is to be hoped that when the boulders fall everyone will be under the shelters and not in between them. They must be strong shelters to withstand the force.
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