The Alaska Miner Summer 2023 6 Looking for a past issue? Issues of The Alaska Miner and The Alaska Miner Journal are available online at www.alaskaminers.org/monthly-journal. For complimentary printed copies, or to set up your complimentary subscription, email admin@fireweedstrategies.com. When ice jams flooded Crooked Creek in mid-May, the team from Donlin Gold sprang into action to help neighbors and provide as much relief as possible. The flood caused damage to critical structures, including the hospital and school, and displaced homes. People were flooded out of shelter and some even trapped, cut off from the rest of the village by ice. Water contamination and power outage led to the loss of stored traditional food. The community store was also inundated with water, leaving Crooked Creek in urgent need of food, clean water, fuel, and generators. Along with state assistance, Donlin Gold and other organizations with crews based nearby jumped into action. They worked with the American Red Cross to shelter and feed those impacted by flooding. With the runway partially submerged, a Donlin helicopter especially came in handy. Donlin employees unloaded food, bottled water, communication equipment and shelter supplies. The gold project team also helped get the word out about The Kuskokwim Corporation’s food drive to help replenish the traditional foods that were lost. When disaster strikes, we are reminded that Alaskans are resilient, strong and take care of each other. Thank you to all who have helped, from delivering food, dry goods, and bedding, to the pilots who transported goods and supplies, to those who loaded and unloaded supplies between flights. “The health and safety of our Y-K community is our top priority — and we are incredibly proud to be part of it. We are continuing our relief efforts and will share updates and other ways the community can help on our social media pages,” Donlin said in its quarterly newsletter. Donlin aids Crooked Creek flood victims Photo by Jennifer Wallace, Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management In this aerial photo, chunks of ice follow flooding from an ice jam in Crooked Creek. Donlin Gold provided major rescue and recovery aid to the community when ice jams along two Alaska rivers unleashed major flooding through the community in May.
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