By Bond Robertson 
Several people were injured after a wall collapsed in a cave on the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier this afternoon. A large-scale rescue operation is now underway.
This is what the Icelandic newspaper wrote. Morgonplay.
There must have been a group of 25 people in the cave when the wall collapsed, says supervisor Kristian Runarsson. to maskThey must be part of an organized tour for tourists.
At 19.30 the Icelandic state broadcaster writes: rough Two people were rescued and their condition is critical.
Police told Roof they were looking for two more people.
It was initially thought that an entire cave had collapsed on top of the tour group, but on Sunday evening, police superintendent Sven Kristian Runarsson told Visir that people were standing in a gap between the cave entrance when the wall collapsed.
More than 200 people are working in the ongoing rescue operation, which will continue throughout the evening and night into Monday.
One of the wounded was airlifted to Reykjavik, Morgunblade wrote.
The Icelandic Civil Defence activated its crisis plan after the incident.
Hjördís Guðmundsdóttir, the communications manager for the Civil Defence, told Røv that specially trained rescue teams were involved. Coast Guard helicopters, ambulances and police were called to the scene.
Conditions on the glacier are extremely difficult for rescue teams, Guðmundsdóttir says.
According to police superintendent Runarsson, rescue teams have stopped bringing machinery to the scene. Many rescuers are using their hands to try to find the two missing people, Morgunblaðið told.
The ice cave is located west of Lake Jökulsárlón, Jón Þór Víglundsson Ruv reported.
Rescue teams were dispatched from Höfn, Orav and Kirkopajarklaustri, according to Landsbjarga's information representative.
The incident was reported to police at 3pm on Sunday.
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