The 30-mile stretch of ice and debris blocking the Yukon is expected to melt slowly over the next few days as temperatures reach the 80s. When the river breaks through the jam, the community of Koyukuk, located downriver, will be vulnerable to flooding.
“I’ve never seen anything like this before,” said National Weather Service hydrologist Ed Plumb to the AP. “And I don’t think these people here (have) either. The ice jam is amazing.”
Reconnaissance flights over the jam say that the river is slowly chewing away at the ice. The flooding began Sunday with waters steadily rising. Power, fresh water, cell phone service and road accessibility have all been disrupted by the flood.
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