UPDATE: Ann Millard is principal of the school in Eagle, and has been keeping us up to date on the continued flooding there today.
Here's a dispatch she sent at about 10 p.m.:
Good evening,
I have no pictures, but here is the latest. At 8:10 the ice started moving out in front of the old village. It has now flooded the remaining houses along Front Street (including mine) although we don't know if they have been pushed off their foundations. By 8:40 the river was up an additional 3 feet. It has continued to rise and has spread over 2nd St.
Scott and Jackie Helmer's house is flooded and the rest of the
residences between First and Second are flooded or in danger of being
flooded.
The Post Office is not flooded and the Emergency Relief Center at the school is still operating.
We have a State FEMA team in town and help is coming in. If people want to make donations, they should call 1-800-478-2337 and ask for the State Emergency Coordination Center, then ask for the Volunteer Organizations Assist in Disasters (VOAD) Center. They will let organizations know how to help.
What will not help is coming to Eagle right now. We have no emergency services, no extra food, no extra water. The Taylor Highway is passable but soft in places.
This surge was necessary to push the ice out, but it hasn't moved yet, so for right now the water is rising and we are waiting for the ice jam to move out.
Your prayers are appreciated for everyone down the Yukon.
Ann
ORIGINAL POST:
Here's a look at the National Park Service copter unloading sled dogs in Eagle from yesterday's flooding rescue:
(Photos and captions from the Park Service.)
Three of Andy Bassich's dogs rescued from near Calico Bluff. Kate Rorke, brought back with 3 other dogs earlier, watches.
And a closer look:
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Another rescued dog, with the second of 3 about to be taken out of the heli.
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