Record-breaking river flooding has destroyed at least two structures in Juneau, Alaska, and prompted local evacuations after a sudden outburst from a glacier-dammed lake inundated the region, officials say.City officials declared a local emergency on Sunday as the flooding made the banks of the Mendenhall River unstable and blocked some roads with silt and debris."Although river levels continue to fall, at least two structures have been lost to the river and others are at risk and/or have been evacuated," the City and Borough of Juneau said in a news release on Sunday morning.
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