Iceberg approaches a village in Greenland and leaves the population in a state of alert

Authorities expelled residents of the region for fear that the huge ice block will break and cause tsunamis and floods

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The island of Innarsuit and its undesirable neighbor in Greenland: tsunami risk.

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July 13, 2018, 2:29 pm

(Ritzau Scanpix / Magnus Kristensen / Reuters)

The approach of an iceberg of a village on the coast West of Greenland triggered the risk of tsunami and flood and led local authorities to remove the local population this Friday.

Seen yesterday (12), the huge block of ice seems to be attached to a certain structure in the water and does not move. Still, security forces have asked Innarsuit residents to move away from the coast, as it is likely that the iceberg will break and flood the area if it moves towards the coast. Earth.

"We are concerned that the iceberg will break and cause a flood in the village," said Lina Davidsen, chief of police security in Greenland, at the Danish News Agency Ritzau .

A small part of the ice block broke without causing great damage. Heavy rains are expected in the area until Saturday, which can increase the chances of breaking the iceberg.

The houses, the shops and the power plant that stand on a rocky elevation in the village where the ice block is. Innarsuit Island, in northwestern Greenland, has only 169 inhabitants, but only residents living just in front of the possible meeting point between the ice block and the land have been removed.

Another region of the island, even higher, to prevent water from reaching them if giant waves invade the community.

Landslides and tsunamis in the Arctic are natural results in the region, where ice blocks expand, break, move, and move the iceberg from its current position to the present day. Away from the village. to melt. But there are concerns that while the region is warming due to climate change, other icebergs are drifting into the ocean.

Four people were killed last year and 11 were injured after an earthquake unleashed a tsunami in another colony on the island called Nuugaatsiaq

(Com Reuters)