House Collapses Into Juneau's Mendenhall River Amid Record Flooding

Drone footage captured the scene after a home collapsed into the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, on Saturday, August 5, during https://twitter.com/NWSJuneau/status/1687985616674500608 record flooding . Video filmed by Martin Murphy shows debris from the collapsed home flowing down the river on Saturday. The National Weather Service (NWS) https://twitter.com/NWSJuneau/status/1687985616674500608 warned of flooding in Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River, caused by the breach of a glacial ice dam in Suicide Basin upriver. Local officials https://www.facebook.com/cbjuneau/posts/pfbid0pCf9xEapbvyxPV6AeJMhecNYnBLvbTCkPoV5KwFfPZ6Sw1FxT66cV85N4cg3e5UYl confirmed at least one structure had been destroyed and advised 'residents of Marion Drive [to] evacuate overnight due to concerns of potential bank failure that could result in quick overnight land wasting.' https://www.ktoo.org/2023/08/04/a-flood-warning-is-in-effect-for-mendenhall-lake-and-river-as-juneaus-annual-jokulhlaup-begins/ Speaking to KTOO , in reference to record flooding in 2011, local NWS meteorologist Nicole Ferrin said, 'There is no comparison. We're two feet over our last record.' (Footage by Martin Murphy/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)