Mansion Collapses Into Alaska River After A Break In Mendenhall Glacier's 'Suicide Basin' Caused Extreme Flooding » WhatsNew2Day
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A house collapse was caught on camera amid Mendenhall Glacier flooding in Juneau, Alaska.
A multi-story house has been caught on camera tipping into record floodwaters discharged from a nearby glacier.
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.