Massive iceberg threatens tiny Greenland village

CAIRO, July 16 (SEE) - An 11-million-ton iceberg threatened Innaarsuit village in Greenland, as it drifted close to a village.

There is a fear of a tsunami if the ice breaks apart so close to shore.

The authorities there told the village's residents living near the shore to move to higher ground, according to The Guardian.

“We fear the iceberg could calve [break apart] and send a flood towards the village,” said Lina Davidsen of Greenland police.

“But this iceberg is the biggest we have seen ... and there are cracks and holes that make us fear it can calve anytime,” she said, adding that it is unusual for large icebergs to be close to the villages.

About 169 permanent residents lives in the small northwest Greenland village.