Furniture, building material and precious belongings are being retrieved from waters surrounding Juneau after the weekend glacial outburst flood. Via KTOOpubmedia
Leticia McRae holds debris she picked up along the shore of Douglas Island on Aug. 7, 2023 following record-breaking flooding on the Mendenhall River.
A jewelry box found washed up on the shore of Douglas Island Aug. 6, 2023 the day after glacial outburst flooding destroyed homes along the Mendenhall River. “Imagine a house that’s been ground up and spat out. We were finding roof material and ceiling trusses and broken furniture, and just bits of plastic,” he said. “There’s insulation everywhere.”
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