An aerial view of a river overflowing its banks and inundating dozens of homes in Juneau's Mendenhall Valley -- meant to show the scale of the damage.
On August 6, 2024, an outburst flood from the Mendenhall Glacier caused major flooding in the Mendenhall Glacier Basin. Multiple homes and roads are inundated. No reports of injuries have been reported. The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) issued an evacuation order on the evening of August 5 and established an emergency shelter for residents displaced by the flooding. (Courtesy/Alaska National Guard)

By Francisco Martínezcuello

Retired school teacher Kristina Mulready lived in Haines from…

Francisco Martínezcuello is the Chilkat Valley News summer reporter. Previously, he was in Southwest Alaska working for KYUK Public Media as a News Reporting Fellow from November 2022 through January...