The site of a 2017 landslide and tsunami remains a ‘danger area,’ say Greenland authorities
Residents evacuated after a tsunami flooded their hamlet will not be permitted to return for the time being due to a high risk of future landslides.
October 30, 2020
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Residents of two Greenland hamlets who were resettled after a deadly 2017 tsunami will not be permitted to return home for the time being, Greenland’s self-rule authority, Naalakkersuisut, has decided.
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