Chunk of Stray Iceberg Looming Over Greenland Town Collapses Into Ocean
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Residents evacuated their homes on the coast of Innaarsuit, off western Iceland, as a 300-foot-tall iceberg came dangerously close to the island, floating within 100 meters of their village on July 12.Villagers told the Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation (KNR) that they had never seen such a large iceberg so close to the island before.Reuters reported that the village had a population of 170 people.This footage was posted on July 12 by Oline Nielsen, who told Storyful that the iceberg was still floating near the village on July 16. Credit: Oline Nielsen via Storyful