Efforts by the city to clear the massive avalanche that’s blocked Hiland Road in Eagle River are continuing as planned, with more than 300 loads of snow removed so far.
Some residents were evacuated so that the municipality could, to bring down snow that was at risk of coming down naturally. They were allowed to return to their homes Sunday when those efforts were complete.
Anchorage Fire Department Assistant Chief Alex Boyd said on Tuesday there are more than 20 trucks on the ground to help clear the snow. The municipality initially set up an emergency shelter at the Harry J. McDonald Memorial Recreation Center, but that has now been demobilized., there were 25 members still left without power on Tuesday afternoon. The utility wrote in a post on Facebook that its staff worked with the municipality’s incident command to determine whether they could safety access the area to start repairing power equipment that was damaged by the avalanche.
The Office of Emergency Management reminded those who are using generators to power their home to make sure their main breaker is turned off.
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