2023-08-07 12:13:05
A home was washed away by the waters of the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska during record glacial flooding this weekend.
“Although the river level continues to drop, at least two structures have been lost to the river and others are in danger or have been evacuated,” the City of Juneau said in a statement. Press release Sunday morning.
“The Mendenhall River is currently flooded due to a major overflow from the Suicide Basin,” had announced the Municipality last Saturday.
Indeed, the water basin, adjacent to the Mendenhall glacier, would have flowed into the lake and the river of the same name, according to the National Weather Service.
The lake reached 4.5m, surpassing the last record of 3.3m set in 2016.
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