Power restored to all residents after Eagle River avalanche; Anchorage Assembly extends disaster declaration

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Power has now been restored to all residents initially affected by the massive avalanche on Hiland Road, and the Anchorage Assembly has voted to extend the mayor's emergency disaster declaration into April.

EAGLE RIVER, Alaska - Matanuska Electric Association crews have restored power to every member initially affected by outages, five days after a

The enormous avalanche slide buried the road near the South River Lane neighborhood late Thursday night in depths up to 80 feet and 400 feet across. The Municipality of Anchorage said it could take at least two weeks to clear and reopen the road. Bronson’s emergency disaster declaration in response to the avalanche was issued on March 26, and was set to expire Wednesday night. At the special meeting, his administration asked the assembly to extend the emergency order due to conditions in the area.

 

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