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Waves Slam Into Malta's Famous Azure Window Prior to Its Collapse

Malta's world-famous Azure Window, a rock arch on the island of Gozo, endured heavy storms on March 7 before it collapsed a day later. Tieqa tad-Dwejra, as it is known in Malta, fell into the sea on March 8, according to http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170308/local/the-azure-window-lost-and-gone-forever.641810 local reports . The Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that the landmark was destroyed by https://twitter.com/JosephMuscat_JM/status/839403389377208320 unavoidable natural erosion . The opposition leader in Malta, Simon Busuttil, described the collapse of the arch as https://twitter.com/SimonBusuttil/status/839408527567372288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw "a sad day for Malta" . (Footage By Gilbert Vancell/Storyful via Getty Images)
Malta's world-famous Azure Window, a rock arch on the island of Gozo, endured heavy storms on March 7 before it collapsed a day later. Tieqa tad-Dwejra, as it is known in Malta, fell into the sea on March 8, according to http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170308/local/the-azure-window-lost-and-gone-forever.641810 local reports . The Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that the landmark was destroyed by https://twitter.com/JosephMuscat_JM/status/839403389377208320 unavoidable natural erosion . The opposition leader in Malta, Simon Busuttil, described the collapse of the arch as https://twitter.com/SimonBusuttil/status/839408527567372288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw "a sad day for Malta" . (Footage By Gilbert Vancell/Storyful via Getty Images)
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Credit:
Storyful
Editorial #:
1328745747
Collection:
Storyful
Date created:
August 03, 2017
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Clip length:
00:01:18:23
Location:
Gozo, Malta
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MPEG-4 8-bit H.264 HD 1920x1080 29.97p
Source:
Storyful
Object name:
159981