Alaska capital takes stock after worst flooding yet caused by retreating glacier

Juneau residents clear sodden homes after lake dammed by Mendenhall Glacier gives way in what is now yearly event

Residents in Alaska's capital cleared out waterlogged homes on Wednesday after a lake dammed by the picturesque Mendenhall Glacier gave way, causing the worst flooding in Juneau yet from what has become a yearly phenomenon.

At least 100 homes and some businesses were damaged by rapidly rising floodwaters that crested early on Tuesday, according to initial estimates. In some areas, cars floated in chest-high water as people scrambled to evacuate. The waters receded by Wednesday, and the river level was falling.