Historic ice jam flooding along the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers destroyed homes and caused major damage in two Alaska communities.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued afor Eagle, Circle, Crooked Creek and Glennallen over the weekend. The declaration will open up additional funding for recovery and emergency response costs. Individual assistance programs can help residents with funding to restore damaged homes and provide temporary housing.
Recovery is going to be challenging in Circle and Crooked Creek, said Jeremy Zidek, a spokesman for the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Water started creeping toward the school just before 8 p.m. and within about 10 minutes Olmstead said there was already more than a foot of water.
As she walked through the roads, tears fell from Olmstead’s eyes as she took in the damage. One house near the river was completely washed away — “there’s no evidence of it even being there,” she said. At least seven other nearby homes were knocked from their foundations and bashed with ice, she said.
A flood warning was posted Monday downriver in Fort Yukon, where there was a possibility for additional flooding.
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