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April 13, 2010
A huge glacier has broken off and plunged into a lake in Peru sparking a 23-metre high tsunami wave that destroyed a nearby town.
The massive chunk of ice - around the size of four football pitches - tumbled into the '513 lake' in the Andes near Carhuaz, around 200 miles north of Lima.
According to the Indeci civil defence institute, 50 homes have been destroyed.
A water processing plant serving 60,000 local residents was also devastated when the wave struck on Sunday.
See:
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Peru-Tsunami-After-Hualcan-Glacier-Breaks-Off-Into-513-Lake-Andes-Wave-Hits-Carhuaz-Near-Lima/Article/201004215600502?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_3&lid=ARTICLE_15600502_Peru%3A_Tsunami_After_Hualcan_Glacier_Breaks_Off_Into_513_Lake%3A_Andes_Wave_Hits_Carhuaz_Near_Lima
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