DISASTER in Alaska, USA! Glacier bursts, causing record floods, knocking down giant tree in Juneau

Añadido: 2026-05-27

[00:00:02]There it goes. There it goes.

[00:00:26]>> Whoa. That was a [Music] It's kind of brown.

[00:00:46]>> Oh, I see it now. Can you?

[00:00:51]>> You won't believe what just happened in a valley in Alaska. A terrible glacial flood has come threatening to destroy an entire riverside city. The roar of the water, the walls built between the boundary of life and death. What has kept the whole community waiting in deadly silence?

[00:01:38]Oh, there goes the wood.

[00:01:41]Oh.

[00:01:54]The torrent of water gushed from the suicide basin like a dire warning from nature. The Mendenhal River below responded immediately, its water levels soaring so high that any makeshift defenses were strained to the limit. The chaos seemed to unfold by the second.

[00:02:22]I spy something with bark tree.

[00:02:30]I spy something leafy.

[00:02:41]This one's going to hit us hard.

[00:02:55]Hesco barriers, thousands of reinforced sand blocks connected together to form a solid wall, have been erected, struggling to withstand the terrible impact of water. Those blocks act as an indomitable screen, absorbing the flood force, protecting every roof, every yard, every road from being washed away.

[00:03:46]An emergency team of local, state, federal, and army corps of engineers has been working like a lifeboat, monitoring, supplying, and ensuring the defenses don't get breached. They are the second line of defense alongside Hesco, and they are fighting behind the scenes to keep the city standing. Heat.

[00:04:21]Heat.

[00:04:27][Music] The alarm sounded in the night and people quickly left the danger zone.

[00:04:56]There was no room for panic, no need for rescue in the middle of the night.

[00:05:00]Everyone united quietly, evacuated, and waited in safe shelters. As a result, a disaster that was almost certain to happen was averted.

[00:05:24][Music] Okay.

[00:05:31]Oh, here it comes.

[00:05:37][Music] Schools were closed due to flooding concerns and a temporary shelter opened where families found safety amid the noise and flickering lights. Power was shut off in some areas to protect equipment and networks underneath, and streets were flooded with debris and murky water, but repair crews were on standby, ready to spring into action when the moment allowed.

[00:06:24][Music] Bridges were damaged. damaged. Detours were torn apart, but the main structure remained standing according to initial assessments by engineers. After the water receded, emergency inspectors checked every section of barrier, every utility station, every house for signs of potential damage. Every collision with nature was recorded and immediately compared.

[00:07:36]Heat up here.

[00:07:58]This is not a one-off event. For more than a decade, the suicide basin has been flooding every summer. And this year, it is bigger and faster, as if it is the mark of an irreversible change.

[00:08:10]A stark warning about melting ice and a changing climate before our eyes.

[00:08:57]Building a city on two waterfronts is a survival mission. The walls, the caravans, the agencies, all are stretched to their limits. But the big question remains, will they be enough?

[00:09:10]Another summer is coming. And today's lesson is clearer than ever that we cannot wait in silence forever.

[00:09:18][Music] Heat.

[00:09:44]Heat.

[00:10:09]Heat up here.

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