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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- The gray, two-story home with white trim toppled and slid, crashing into the river below as rushing waters carried off a bobbing
Two homes were lost in the flooding, and several were damaged, after an outburst of weekend flooding. Such floods occur when glaciers melt and pour massive amounts of water into nearby lakes.
The August 2023 flooding, caused by a release of water from a glacier-dammed lake, caused building collapses and evacuations in Juneau.
Officials assessing which structures might be saved, how to clean up debris and contamination.
Raging waters from a weekend outburst of water from a glacier-dammed lake destroyed at least two buildings and damaged others before floodwaters receded in Alaska’s capital city of Juneau. Water