A French tourist filmed himself causing damage to a natural site in Iceland in order to publish his videos on social networks.
Luc Haudeville drove two Land Rover Defender model cars on natural landscapes in the center of the country, according to information from the Icelandic magazine The Reykjavík Grapevine. It particularly destroyed vegetation in the Highlands region.
The individual was fined 300,000 ISK, or approximately 3,300 Canadian dollars, which did not, however, prevent him from continuing his videos, according to information from the magazine.
Many Icelanders were outraged by the tourist’s actions. Þór Tulinius, an Icelandic actor and tour guide, hopes the tourist will be reprimanded further.
“I’ve never seen anything like this,” he told the magazine. The Reykjavík Grapevine. You don’t go to another country and just say “Fuck you!”, do you? »
“This is exactly what we fear every year,” said photographer Klemenz Geir Klemenzson.
Icelanders also condemned the lack of reaction from the Minister of the Environment, Energy and Climate, Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson. The Icelandic magazine finally managed to contact her.
“Off-road driving leaves marks on the landscape that can take years to erase,” she said. My message is simple: if you come to Iceland, you are welcome to enjoy our extraordinary nature, but you must respect it and follow the rules. If you don’t, you are not welcome here. »
