House in Alaska collapses into river during flood

Floods struck the city of Juneau in Alaska after a glacial dam outburst, destroying at least one structure and prompting city officials to issue evacuation orders for residents on one street.

Glacial outburst flooding happens when trapped water escapes through cracks in thinning ice dams, a phenomenon that has increased around the world as a result of climate change.

The water level of Mendenhall Lake reached nearly 15ft, a three-foot rise over the previous record set in 2016, and five feet over "moderate" flood levels, according to the National Weather Service.

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[joeanderson]

That looks like a really nice and big house. My heart goes out to the owners.

[AirplaneDoctor_]

I can never figure out why people build by waterways and floodplain's, might be a nice view but the end result is always the same.

[MJHKing]

Those poor people. Looks like a dream home

[jassimali]

Ohhhh....that was a damnfull beautiful crip

[Whistlewalk]

I think we are going to have to accept that we are going into an era where that house in that prime spot beside the sea, the lake or the river or on the cliff with that stunning view, is going to be a dangerous and uninsurable goal. Time to get real.

[RobertKubas]

I hope they have the proper insurance.

[Grzyb]

A house has fallen into the river in lego city!

[richardhotchkiss]

Well hello. building that close to water is a no-no common sense I don't see how the building dept would allow a permit. And any insurance company would insurance. Sad to see this lost

[KING_OF_KINGS_ANDLORD_OF_LORDS]

The LORD Almighty has spoken in my ears : Surely many houses will be desolate, great and beautiful, but no one will live in them.
A ten-day vineyard yields only a baht of wine, and a homer of seed will barely yield an ephah .
Woe to those who get up early in the morning and drink strong drink, and who drink wine late into the night.
They have harps, harps, tambourines, flutes, and wine at their banquets, but they pay no attention to what the Lord is doing, nor see the work of his hands.
Therefore, because of ignorance, my people will be taken captive, and their nobles will go hungry, and their multitudes will be thirsty.
Therefore, when Sheol is greedy and opens its mouth without measure, their splendor, their multitude, their noise, and those who rejoice in them will fall into it .
All will bow down, the noble will be humbled, and the eyes of the proud will be humbled.
But the LORD Almighty is just and will be exalted; a holy God will be called holy because he is righteous.

The really scary podium starts after this.

The hour is near when all the will of the Almighty will be fulfilled.
In a little while, all the nations of the world will see, mourn, and come to know.
The reason why the world and all nations were shaken together.

[MuhammadZaheerali-sb]

Please inform your embassy as soon as possible or any other institute for helping me here in Pakistani punjab