Now that breakup is finally over on the Kuskokwim, individuals affected by flooding can apply for disaster relief funding.
Breakup has wrapped up on the Kuskokwim River , a week after a series of massive ice floes began wreaking havoc on multiple lower-river communities. Now, individuals affected by flooding have the opportunity to
While the breakup front is gone, flooding in some areas is slower to disappear. Due to a combination of multiple ice jams and high meltwater, Kwethluk saw some of the worst of this year’s breakup flooding. “The tundra up there is just completely saturated still in spots. You can’t even see where the river is because it’s just completely full of water,” Van Peursem said.On Sunday, Vanessa Epchook, a spokesperson for the City of Kwethluk, said that the community was still in the process of getting piped water back and running following damage to a water pump early on in the flooding.
As of Monday, residents of communities downriver of Bethel were no longer grappling with high water, but some, like Napaskiak resident Earl Samuelson, were tallying up the damage.
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