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Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images(JUNEAU, Alaska) -- City officials in Juneau, Alaska, have issued an emergency declaration as a glacier lake outburst flood wreaks havoc near the city, where structures have been destroyed. The flooding is due to a break on Suicide Basin, a side basin on the Mendenhall Glacier, located about 12 miles north of Alaska's state capital. A glacial lake outburst flood occurs when a dam containing a glacial lake breaks. The flooding has destroyed several structures along the Mendenhall River, according to the National Weather Service. Two homes have...

At least two homes in Juneau, Alaska, have been devoured by the flooding Mendenhall River after a glacial collapse triggered a state of emergency at the capital.

Homes in Juneau, Alaska, fell into the Mendenhall River due to flooding from a glacial collapse.

A house collapse was caught on camera amid Mendenhall Glacier flooding in Juneau, Alaska.

A glacier lake outburst flood is wreaking havoc near Juneau, Alaska, where structures have been destroyed as a result of a break on the Mendenhall Glacier.