The ice flow in Alaska called ice tsunami

At the end of last month on the river Kuskokwim in Alaska took a break. As a result, the area of Aniak on the beach and nearby the road began to take huge chunks of ice.

The locals took the process of entering the ice to the shore on the video. This phenomenon is called an ice tsunami.

As a rule, the ice wall not moving too far from shore, but can sometimes reach settlements and even damage buildings.

2 may it was reported that the ice on the river Kuskokwim also caused flooding in the village of Napaimiut, where it damaged several buildings, residents of one home was evacuated by rescuers.

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»