Widespread flooding reported in northwest Alaska community by Mark Thiessen, The Associated Press Posted May 13, 2021 6:09 pm EDT Last Updated May 13, 2021 at 6:15 pm EDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An ice jam has caused widespread flooding in the community of Buckland, in northwest Alaska, officials said Thursday. “Most of the town has been inundated, and the access road to the airport has been cut off by the floodwaters,” said Scott Berg, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fairbanks. The ice jam on the Buckland River is about a quarter-mile below the community. National Weather Service and local officials anticipate the water levels will stay high and fluctuate a little until the ice jam breaks, said Jeremy Zidek, a spokesman for the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.