InsertedSeptember 18, 2022, 01:40 am
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United StatesAlaska hit by a storm of rare magnitude
A storm of rare magnitude hits western Alaska, causing huge waves and floods that have washed away homes.
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In Anchorage on September 17, 2022.
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“The remnants of Typhoon Merbok will hit western Alaska (…) over the weekend, with extreme waves, hurricane winds, coastal erosion and heavy rain,” US Weather Services (NWS) announced Saturday. “The floods will get worse,” they added.
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“This is arguably the strongest early fall storm we have seen in the Bering Sea in the past 50 years,” climate scientist Rick Thoman of the University of Alaska told AFP.
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In the coastal village of Golovin, “water surrounds the school, houses are flooded, at least two houseboats,” described municipal services in Fairbanks, Alaska’s second largest city.
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The images posted on social media show extensive damage. CNN has released a video showing a house floating on a river before getting stuck under a bridge.
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“Very angry sea”
The NWS describes “very angry seas” along the coast around Nome, with waves of 3.3 meters.
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Wind gusts of up to 145 km / h have been recorded, according to the NWS, which predicts others even stronger.
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The flood alert remains in effect until Saturday at 10pm (Sunday at 8am in Switzerland) in the southern coastal areas and until Sunday at 8.30am in the northern regions, towards which the storm is heading, clarified the meteorological services on Facebook.
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(AFP)
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