A monstrous whirlpool has appeared in the Baltic state of Latvia swallowing everything dragged towards it.
A seven-minute clip of what looks like a vortex in action was apparently captured after a river burst its banks in the south-east of the country.
It captures huge blocks of ice and mud heading towards the whirlpool before disappearing underneath the water’s...
Latvia’s emergency services rescued more than 220 fisherman who became stranded on moving ice floes in the Gulf of Riga yesterday.
Around 180 people were rescued from a floe off the town of Vakarbulli, while another 43 were taken off the ice near the seaside resort of Jurmala.
The State Fire and Rescue Service used boats, ships and helicopters in an operation that...