Radio Taiwan International
Date: 26 July, 2019
By: John Van Trieste

A landslide on Guishan Island, off Taiwan's northeast coast6[/caption] A recent landslide on a volcanic island popular with tourists has led to some alarm among visitors. But experts say the sudden collapse on a part of the island’s flank is nothing to worry about.

Guishan Island is a small volcanic island off Taiwan’s northeast coast. Tourists in whale watching boats love to circle its steep green slopes, admiring the striking milky blue of its underwater hot spring as they pass by. A few are even permitted to land on its protected shores for guided visits.

But the island can be treacherous. On Tuesday, one of its cliffs buckled, sending a cascade of rocks into the sea. Visitors on boats just off shore at the time were understandably concerned.
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