A disaster has been declared in Alaska due to the "imminent threat" of flooding

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has declared a state of emergency due to an "imminent threat of catastrophic flooding" in the capital city of Juneau. This was announced... reports Alaska Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

The flood is expected due to the bursting of a glacial lake in the Suicide Basin, which is part of the Mendenhall Glacier.

"Hydrological monitoring confirms that the volume of water currently in the Suicide Basin has reached or exceeded levels seen during previous record floods. A release of water is expected at any moment," the governor stated.

National Meteorological Service warned / prewarned / pre-warned, according to observations, flooding begins within six days of recording a water level exceeding the safe level in the basin.

The first signs of danger were recorded on August 10, so the natural disaster is likely to occur by August 16.

• On August 7, Trump stated that there was a "very good chance" a trilateral meeting between him, the President of Ukraine, and the dictator of the Russian FederationBut on August 9, Trump announced that agreed to a meeting with Putin in Alaska on August 15.
• It was reported.The location for the planned August 15 meeting between Trump and Putin has not yet been announced. Administration representatives have traveled to Alaska to determine the exact meeting place.
• August 12, the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States announced a temporary closure airspace over Anchorage, Alaska, the state's largest city, on the day of the Trump-Putin meeting.