RUN! Huge wave from glacier collapse sends tourists running

Tourists visiting the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier in Iceland were sent scrambling for high ground when a huge wave came crashing to shore after a huge chunk of ice from the glacier fell into the ocean.

Chunks of ice breaking from glaciers, known as 'calving' is a natural process, but a local guide said that breakaways are not usually so large or close to the shore.

Visitors to the glacier are warned beforehand to be prepared to run to high ground in such events.

#tidalwave #glacierbreak . Report by Ferdia Carr.

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