For the third consecutive year, a wave of water gushed out of an Alaskan glacial lake, threatening the state’s capital city of Juneau. But, flood barriers installed by the city managed to prevent disaster from unfolding in the picturesque port town despite record-breaking water levels this week.

A historic flood is unfolding in Juneau, Alaska, as massive water releases from Suicide Basin threaten to break all previous records. With the Mendenhall River at risk of overflowing, officials have issued urgent evacuation notices and closed key city facilities.

A flood warning due to a break in Suicide Basin, which could result in the Mendenhall River cresting at 11.5 feet by early Monday morning, was issued Saturday morning by the National Weather ...

The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement indicating that it could take up to six days for the basin to release floodwaters into Mendenhall Lake.

A water basin in Alaska is overflowing its ice dam, the Mendenhall Glacier, and flooding the state capital, Juneau. Experts expect the likely record-breaking event to peak today, and officials have asked residents in parts of the city and borough to evacuate.

Glacial outburst floods from Suicide Basin have been an annual occurrence since 2011, but experts have stated the recent severity of them is likely to continue in future years.