Evacuations are underway in parts of Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a glacial outburst sent water rushing down the ...

Sections of Alaska’s capital city are riding out record flooding as rainwater and snowmelt flow downstream from a basin ...

According to the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Juneau, the Mendenhall River crested at 16.65 feet – which now makes it the largest glacial lake outburst flooding event ever recorded.

Meltwater is escaping from a basin that is dammed by a glacier - prompting fears of a deluge in state capital Juneau.