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Where a sandy beach once extended outward, there is now deep water and a shoreline strewn with large boulders. The sea now flows into the cave that was previously accessible on foot. Coastal erosion now reaches almost all the way up to the warning sign on the ridge.

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Rescue efforts underway at Reynisfjara Black Beach

An aircraft loaded with powdered milk from Cubans living in the United States at José Martí International Airport in Havana.

Icelanders in Cuba urged to consider returning home
Emil Hrafn Steinsson, an officer in the Swedish Air Force.

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Jakobína Valdís Jakobsdóttir at her home recently, where she agreed to recount her memories of the 1956 Games for Morgunblaðið.

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Where a sandy beach once extended outward, there is now deep water and a shoreline strewn with large boulders. The sea now flows into the cave that was previously accessible on foot. Coastal erosion now reaches almost all the way up to the warning sign on the ridge.

Photos: See the dramatically transformed Reynisfjara Black Beach

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