Malta's Azure Window collapses into the sea

The Azure Window has collapsed and it is not just the top part which has fallen off - even the stacks have gone.

In a press conference, Environment Minister Jose Herrera said several studies had shown that no man-made intervention could have prevented the collapse.

Gozo Minister Anton Refalo likened the event to "losing a part of yourself" but was keen to stress that Gozo had a lot to offer apart from the Azure Window.

Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis described the window as a marketing asset that had now been lost, but expressed confidence that Gozitan tourism would weather the blow.
  [timesofmalta.com]
 8/3/17
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