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Yukon River breakup causing flooding in Eagle
Breakup on the Yukon River has begun and there is flooding in Eagle, a small community of fewer than 100 people in eastern Alaska near the border with Canada.
River forecasters say Alaska flood threat moderate
River ice remains thick, the snowpack is above average, and Alaska experienced below-normal April temperatures.
Alaska News Nightly: April 30, 2013
The flood potential this spring has residents of Eagle on edge. The tiny Upper Yukon River community survived a devastating flood back in 2009.
Eagle Residents Prepare as Breakup Draws Near
"Some places could be cut off by water," Plumb explains. "Because the water is too high to cross.
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