Picturesque glacier releases water down a river in Alaska. More than 100 homes are damaged

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier damaged at least an estimated 100 homes in what has become a perennial hazard for nearby neighborhoods.

The lake formed in a basin that was left behind when a nearby glacier retreated. It fills with rainwater and snowmelt during the spring and summer and at a certain point builds enough pressure to force its way out through channels it carves beneath Mendenhall Glacier. Since 2011, the phenomenon has at times caused flooding of streets or homes near Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River.

Last year, a two-story home was swept away by raging floodwaters that also undermined a condo building, prompting some residents to reinforce the riverbank near their properties. Monday night's damage was less dramatic but more widespread: Local leaders adopted an emergency resolution saying hundreds of homes were affected, including some outside expected flood areas.

Deputy City Manager Robert Barr said Tuesday that officials were still trying to get a handle on the extent of the damage.

“I would say over a hundred homes right now,” he wrote in an email. “I’m less certain about multiple hundreds. Either still possible.”

The National Weather Service said the Mendenhall River crested early Tuesday at 15.99 feet (4.9 meters), higher than the 14.97-foot (4.6-meter) crest from last year's ferocious flood, which devoured huge chunks of riverbank.

This year's flooding reached farther into Mendenhall Valley. There was “a lot more water in the valley, on the streets, in people's homes,” Barr said. Some streets at one point had 3 to 4 feet (0.9 to 1.2 meters) of water, possibly more, he said.

However, there appeared to be less erosion than last year, he said.

No injuries were reported. Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration to aid the response and recovery.

The river level dropped quickly Tuesday.

The weather service late last week said the water level in the basin had reached the top of the glacier and warned people to prepare for flooding.

The city also had urged residents to have an evacuation plan and to spend Monday night elsewhere. The city opened an emergency shelter, and about 40 people were there overnight, Barr said.

He credited increased monitoring by agencies and use of technology with helping provide more preparation time this year.

CORRECTS DATE TO TUESDAY NOT MONDAY -This image provided by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shows high water in a neighborhood in Juneau, Alaska, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, following an outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier. (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities via AP)

This image taken with a drone and provided by Richard Ross shows shows high water around homes and neighborhoods following an outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Juneau, Alaska. (Richard Ross via AP)

CORRECTS DATE TO TUESDAY NOT MONDAY - This image provided by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shows water in a neighborhood in Juneau, Alaska, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, following an outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier. (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities via AP)

This image taken with a drone and provided by Richard Ross shows shows high water around homes and neighborhoods following an outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Juneau, Alaska. (Richard Ross via AP)

This image provided by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shows water in a neighborhood in Juneau, Alaska, Monday, Aug. 6, 2024, following an outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier. (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities via AP)

This image provided by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shows high water in a neighborhood in Juneau, Alaska, Monday, Aug. 6, 2024, following an outburst of flooding from a lake dammed by the Mendenhall Glacier. (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities via AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy" Combs was expected to appear before a federal judge in New York on Tuesday after his indictment on undisclosed criminal charges.

The music mogul was arrested late Monday in Manhattan, roughly six months after federal authorities conducting a sex trafficking investigation raided his luxurious homes in Los Angeles and Miami.

The indictment detailing the charges was expected to be unsealed Tuesday morning, according to U.S. Attorney Damian Williams.

Over the past year, Combs has been sued by people who say he subjected them to physical or sexual abuse. He has denied many of those allegations and his lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, called the new indictment an “unjust prosecution.”

“He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal,” Agnifilo said in a statement late Monday.

Combs, 54, was recognized as one of the most influential figures in hip-hop before a flood of allegations that emerged over the past year turned him into an industry pariah.

In November, his former girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura, filed a lawsuit saying he had beaten and raped her for years. She accused Combs of coercing her, and others, into unwanted sex in drug-fueled settings.

The suit was settled in one day but months later CNN aired hotel security footage showing Combs punching and kicking Cassie and throwing her on a floor. After the video aired, Combs apologized, saying, “I was disgusted when I did it.”

Combs and his attorneys, however, denied similar allegations made by others in a string of lawsuits.

Douglas Wigdor, a lawyer for Cassie, said in a statement Tuesday that “neither Ms. Ventura nor I have any comment.”

“We appreciate your understanding and if that changes, we will certainly let you know,” he added.

A woman said Combs raped her two decades ago when she was 17. A music producer sued, saying Combs forced him to have sex with prostitutes. Another woman, April Lampros, said Combs subjected her to “terrifying sexual encounters,” starting when she was a college student in 1994.

The AP does not typically name people who say they have been sexually abused unless they come forward publicly, as Cassie and Lampros did.

Combs, the founder of Bad Boy Records, has gotten out of legal trouble before.

In 2001, he was acquitted of charges related to a Manhattan nightclub shooting two years earlier that injured three people. His then-protege, Shyne, was convicted of assault and other charges and served about eight years in prison.

This story has been corrected to show that Combs' age is 54, not 58.

Associated Press writer Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

FILE - Host Sean "Diddy" Combs presents the revolt black excellence award at the Billboard Music Awards, May 15, 2022, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is expected in court after New York indictment

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is expected in court after New York indictment

FILE - Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the LA Premiere of "The Four: Battle For Stardom" at the CBS Radford Studio Center on May 30, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)