9/17/2022
Anchorage, Alaska: A powerful storm sweeping north through the Bering Strait on Saturday caused widespread flooding in several western Alaska coastal communities, knocking out power and sending residents fleeing for higher ground.
The force of the water moved some homes off their foundations, and one house in Nome floated down a river until it got caught at a bridge.
In Alaska, no injuries or deaths were immediately reported, said Jeremy Zidek, spokesperson for the Alaska Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
Officials had warned some places could see their worst flooding in 50 years and that the high waters could take up to 14 hours to recede.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration during the day for impacted communities.
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