Four days after the Kuskokwim Ice Classic tripod fell, Bethel residents are still seeing ice moving downriver, and experiencing flooding in low-lying neighborhoods. The coronavirus pandemic has limited breakup festivities, but community members are still finding ways to celebrate spring.
Slideshow: Kuskokwim River Breakup In Bethel
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Kuskokwim River breakup in front of Bethel, Alaska on the evening of May 3, 2020.
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Laurie Meythaler-Mullins and family watch the Kuskokwim River breakup in front of Bethel, Alaska on May 3, 2020.
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Kuskokwim River breakup in front of Bethel, Alaska on the evening of May 3, 2020.
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Usually the Bethel riverfront is full of people during the Kuskokwim River breakup, but on the evening of May 3, 2020, amidst the coronavirus pandemic, many people watched the ice move from their cars.
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Kuskokwim River breakup in front of Bethel, Alaska on the evening of May 3, 2020.
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People watch the ice flow downriver during the Kuskokwim River breakup on May 4, 2020.
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Children float down a flooded street on a makeshift raft in Alligator Acres on May 6, 2020 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Ethan Sparck fishes off the seawall as ice flows by on May 6, 2020 in Bethel, Alaska.
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The water floods over the seawall below Front Street on May 6, 2020 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Katherine Larson and Phillip Wilson wait for their family to return from the store before making their way back downriver to Napaskiak by boat amidst the ice chunks on May 6, 2020 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Ice continues to float downriver during the Kuskokwim River breakup in Bethel, Alaska on May 6, 2020.
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Phillip Wilson leaves the Bethel seawall in search of a break in the ice flow where he can cross the Kuskokwim and head downriver to Napaskiak on May 6, 2020.
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With ice chunks begining to dissipate, boat travel on the Kuskokwim River begins. May 6, 2020 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Kids reach for driftwood off the seawall on May 6, 2020 in Bethel, Alaska.
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Streets in the low-lying neighborhoods of Bethel flooded as a result of ice jams during the Kuskokwim River breakup. May 6, 2020.
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Tabi Hoskins and Billy Claus enjoy takeout sandwiches from Baba's Pizza while rafting the flooded streets of Bethel on May 6, 2020.
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William McCarr watches the water rise near his home on Hangar Lake Road. "This is the highest it's been; it's come up since last night. I'm not worried because we've had this kind of flood occasion before," McCarr said. May 7, 2020 in Bethel, Alaska.
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