Affected residents were allowed back into the area Sunday night, the Anchorage Office of Emergency Management said in a series of tweets, but the agency noted, “We caution residents from retu…
An evacuation order has been lifted for people living near the site of an avalanche in Alaska.An evacuation order has been lifted for people living near the site of an avalanche in Alaska, but officials warn conditions are still dangerous.
Mayor Dave Bronson said in an emergency order dated Saturday that the avalanche posed a grave and immediate threat to the health, safety and welfare of the area due to damaged buildings, compromised roads and residents being cut off and isolated. The snow removal process is expected to take two weeks, “if conditions remain safe,” the OEM update said. Removal began on Monday morning.
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