A rare weather phenomenon occurred in Russia.
Several passers-by filmed the natural spectacle.
Khabarovsk - A natural spectacle took place in the Russian city of Khabarovsk on April 22nd.
Huge ice floes swept over a pedestrian walkway on the Amur River.
Several passers-by filmed the ice tsunami and posted the spectacular videos online.
Khabarovsk is located in eastern Russia, about 25 kilometers from the border with China.
Ice tsunami: ice floes bury a pedestrian path in Khabarovsk, Russia
In the winter months this region has low temperatures below -20 degrees Celsius.
During the harsh winters, the Amur river freezes over completely.
With the rising spring temperatures, however, the river began to thaw quickly.
And so the spectacle began: the water was able to resume its course.
The force of the water and the local wind pushed the ice away and shot over the sidewalk on the banks of the Amur.
The huge masses of ice then made their way through metal fences that demarcated the lookout point.
The ice floes buried the promenade like a tsunami in slow motion.
Fortunately, nobody seems to have been hurt.
Ice tsunami destroys cities in Canada and the United States
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Ice tsunami in 2019 on Lake Erie.
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Not the first time that this weather phenomenon has caused such a spectacle: an ice tsunami hit several cities in Canada and the USA as early as February 2019.
The US states of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and the Canadian province of Ontario were affected.
Strong gusts of wind had pushed meter-long chunks of ice over the shore of Lake Erie.
The power of an ice tsunami: roads impassable
The ice tsunami of that time made entire streets impassable.
Even houses had to be evacuated, schools remained closed.
The wind had a strength of up to 120 km / h.
In addition to the ice tsunami, electricity pylons were destroyed, trees were uprooted and roofs were loosened.
In contrast, the ice tsunami in Russia seems to have been almost harmless.
But still spectacular to look at.
Fortunately, no ice tsunamis are to be expected in Germany.
On the other hand, up to 40 thunderstorms occur in German places a year.
(jsch)
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