Ice wave hits Canada

High winds and a spring thaw have produced a massive wall of ice that was sent crashing into a small Canadian lakeside community. Homes and cottages were destroyed and some residents had to flee for their lives. Parts of the town had just been rebuilt...

High winds and a spring thaw have produced a massive wall of ice that was sent crashing into a small Canadian lakeside community.

Homes and cottages were destroyed and some residents had to flee for their lives.

Parts of the town had just been rebuilt after flood damage in 2011.

A similar ice wave was reported in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

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