Kuskokwim Villages Battling High Water; Schools Canceled

Ice on the Kuskowim
Ice on the Kuskokwim

Photo Provided by Office of Lt. Governor Sean Parnell

Lower Kuskokwim villages are being inundated with high water since an ice jam released below the village of Akiak this morning.
School was canceled in five villages near Bethel because of high flood water.

Angela Denning-Barnes, KYUK – Bethel

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