A colossal 30-mile ice jam on the Yukon River caused major flooding in the remote town of Galena, lifting homes off foundations and forcing hundreds of residents to flee. Authorities said on May 29 that warm temperatures were finally starting to break up the frozen mass, but many locals have already lost their homes and possessions.
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In this May 28, 2013 photo, the town of Galena, Alaska is flooded by the Yukon River during the breakup of winter ice. Several hundred people are estimated to have fled the community of Galena in Alaska's interior, where a river ice jam has caused major flooding, sending water washing over roads and submerging buildings. (AP Photo/Alaska National Guard, Sgt. Edward Eagerton)