ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Parts of the old village of Eagle have been destroyed in the worst flooding in the city's history.
The National Weather Service on Tuesday says a significant ice jam continues to hold on the Yukon River at Eagle, located about 200 miles east of Fairbanks near the U.S.-Canadian border.
The weather service has a flood warning in effect until 10 p.m. Wednesday for ice jam flooding on the Yukon River from Eagle to Circle.
About two miles away from the old village of Eagle, in the new portion of town, the weather service says rising water pushed ice over the retaining wall and slammed house-size chunks into buildings.
A rise in water level early Tuesday lifted some buildings along Front Street off foundations and sent them down the river.
State officials say there have been no injuries associated with the flooding.
The National Weather Service on Tuesday says a significant ice jam continues to hold on the Yukon River at Eagle, located about 200 miles east of Fairbanks near the U.S.-Canadian border.
The weather service has a flood warning in effect until 10 p.m. Wednesday for ice jam flooding on the Yukon River from Eagle to Circle.
About two miles away from the old village of Eagle, in the new portion of town, the weather service says rising water pushed ice over the retaining wall and slammed house-size chunks into buildings.
A rise in water level early Tuesday lifted some buildings along Front Street off foundations and sent them down the river.
State officials say there have been no injuries associated with the flooding.
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