By Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News

Authorities in Juneau, Alaska, on Tuesday morning issued an evacuation alert for residents in the potential path of flooding from a glacial outburst.

Officials are warning residents in the 17-foot-level inundation zone to evacuate the area until an “all clear” is received, according to an alert issued at 9:15 a.m. by the City and Borough of Juneau and Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. A flood map shows scores of homes in the area.

“A glacial outburst has occurred at Suicide Basin,” the alert states. “The basin is releasing and flooding is expected along Mendenhall Lake and River late Tuesday through Wednesday.”

Laser gauge data from the basin as well as lake levels indicate the release has started, according to a National Weather Service fl

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