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'Biggest Avalanche Ever Seen' Blocks Only Road To Valdez, Flood Watch Renewed » The Free Patriot
WATCH: Avalanche-Dammed River Cuts Off Road to Valdez, Alaska
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The only road leading into Valdez, Alaska, has been blocked by avalanches and the resultant flooding.
The Richardson Highway, the only road into Valdez, Alaska, continues to be isolated by what the Alaska Department of Transportation Officials believe to be the largest avalanche to ever hit the Thompson Pass/Keystone Canyon region.
Last Friday, a massive avalanche closed off the pass and dammed the Lowe River and created flash flooding concerns for the residents of Valdez. Water from the Lowe River reached to what appeared to be 30 feet deep based on geographical markings. The avalanche placed a 40 foot high wall of snow that extends through a large segment of the Canyon. The combined flood and avalanche has kept Alaska Department of Transportation workers from accessing the area to reopen the road.
WATCH: Avalanche-Dammed River Cuts Off Road to Valdez, Alaska
Check out the video -
The only road leading into Valdez, Alaska, has been blocked by avalanches and the resultant flooding.