An avalanche measuring between 60 to 80 feet deep and 300 to 400 feet wide has cut off nearly 100 houses in Anchorage, Alaska, according to public officials
Officers with the Anchorage Police Department responded in the early hours of Friday to reports of an avalanche that cut off residents on Hiland Road, the department said in a statement."Right now we've got close to 100 homes that are stranded without power," Mark Littlefield, an Anchorage municipality officer, said in a Facebook post shared by Mayor Dave Bronson. Littlefield estimated the avalanche occurred late Thursday night.
"We are waiting for the avalanche assessment crew to make sure that the area is safe before we can begin any snow removal and opening of the road," Littlefield added.Read MoreAccording to a post from the Anchorage Office of Emergency Management, the city's emergency operations center has been activated to support the incident."Do not approach or cross any part of the avalanche," the office warned.
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