The declaration comes as icy water continues to flood multiple communities on the lower Kuskokwim River.
Amid historic breakup flooding on the Kuskokwim River, Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday issued a disaster declaration for lower Kuskokwim and Yukon River communities. The declaration allows eligible communities and individuals to access state funds for emergency-related costs and provide assistance.The Kuskokwim River cut a channel through problematic ice jam below Bethel Thursday night and water levels dropped slightly.
“Folks that are out there traveling by boat, keep the weight down in front of town because these homes are critical right now,” Samuelson said. Van Peursem with the National Weather Service said that small drops in river level are not necessarily an indication that the ice jam is starting to break up.
Bethel’s city government announced Friday morning that areas impacted by flooding will not receive hauled water services until the river water recedes. That includes Main Street, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh avenues, Bridge Street, Tundra Street, Alder, East Avenue, Hangar Lake and Osier Avenue.
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