As the flood waters recede in Golovin, some locals are left with feet of sand in their homes.
Golovin residents are in clean-up mode as their community works to restore power, phone service and clear debris. As the floodwaters recede from the weekend’s historic fall storm, some locals are left with feet of sand in their homes.
“At my place we’ve got 3 feet of sand we’re still shoveling out with the crew here — trying to get the sand out of the living area so we can get the sheetrock to go ahead and dry off,” said Alaska Sen. Donny Olson of Golovin. Olson said other residents in his hometown are dealing with the same issue. But some, he said, have lost their homes completely — buildings floated away in the storm.
“Housing is still the major issue down here ‘cause so many buildings have been shifted or knocked off their foundations. There are now debris, including houses, in the middle of the road, blocking the way, that need to be cleared before we can get the roads back open,” Olson said. Golovin is about 70 miles east of Nome and home to roughly 180 people. The state says it’s one of the communities hardest hit by this weekend’s powerful storm, remnants of Typhoon Merbok. The storm slammed into Golovin Friday night and into the next morning, water levels rose rapidly to 9-10 feet above the normal high tide line. The National Weather Service forecast highest water levels for Saturday evening.More info and pix from Golovin. Very very bad.
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