Two people still missing after tourist killed in Iceland ice cave collapse

Rescue teams at the scene after an ice cave partially collapsed, at the Breidamerkurjokull glacier, in southeastern Iceland (STOD2/ Vilhelm Gunnarsson via AP)
Rescue teams at the scene after an ice cave partially collapsed, at the Breidamerkurjokull glacier, in southeastern Iceland (STOD2/ Vilhelm Gunnarsson via AP)

Icelandic rescuers worked by hand on Monday to cut through the remnants of a collapsed ice cave as they searched for two tourists missing for more than 24 hours after a glacier in the south-eastern part of the island caved in, killing one person and severely injuring another.

The search, which was suspended overnight when conditions made it too dangerous to continue, resumed at about 7am local time, Icelandic broadcaster RUV reported.

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