Evacuations, flood fears as massive iceberg looms over Greenland village

STOCKHOLM - A 6 kilometer wide iceberg drifting off Greenland has triggered fears of flooding if it breaks up, leading the authorities to evacuate a high-risk zone.

The authorities have urged residents of the Innaarsuit island settlement with houses on a promontory to move away from the shore over fears that the 100-meter-high iceberg, which was spotted on Thursday, could swamp the area.

"We fear the iceberg could calve and send a flood toward the village," Lina Davidsen, a security chief at the Greenland police, told Danish news agency Ritzau on Friday.