flooded town News

Responders and frustrated residents are racing against a tight deadline to help rebuild a badly flooded town in Alaska’s interior before the region’s unforgiving winter arrives. The town of Galena is working on a backup plan for alternate local housing …

Some residents have begun to repair their homes in a flood-raked town in Alaska’s interior instead of waiting for state emergency managers to officially assess the widespread damage. About 90 percent of the homes in Galena were affected by last …