Floodwaters from glacier near Alaska’s capital city break record levels and prompt evacuations
- Posted on August 13, 2025
- By Star Tribune
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Floodwaters from glacier near Alaska’s capital city break record levels and prompt evacuations
Sections of Alaska's capital city watched anxiously Wednesday as record floodwaters from rainwater and snowmelt released by the nearby Mendenhall Glacier flowed downstream and began pooling in local streets and the yards of riverfront homes.