Some residents report that the flooding is worse than during Typhoon Merbok and that it rivals this year’s historic breakup floods on the Kuskokwim River.
By Evan Erickson and Sage Smiley, KYUKSevere flooding is seen in the coastal community of Kwigillingok on the morning of Aug. 18, 2024. A series of large storms has left some Western Alaska communities grappling with flooding and erosion. Some residents report that the flooding is worse than during Typhoon Merbok, and that it rivals this year’sIn Tuntutuliak, on the lower Kuskokwim, a community member reported to the National Weather Service that at least two houses had been inundated.
Upriver in Akiak, community members have reported riverbank erosion of between 10 and 20 feet due to the storm, along with swamped boats and lost fishing nets. A drone image shows floodwaters threatening the William Miller Memorial Schol in Napakiak on Aug. 18, 2024.
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