With their primary backup site also closed by the earthquake, the air traffic controllers from the tower at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport went with Plan C: guiding in planes at the world’s fifth-busiest cargo hub from the cab of a pickup truck, at one end of the north-south runway.
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No earthquake policy? Your loss may still be insured.
Homeowners’ insurance doesn’t usually cover earthquake damage, but standard policies often extend to events that immediately follow an earthquake, like if a water pipe broke and flooded your home.
Mat-Su middle school likely closed for remainder of school year following quake
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District said Houston Middle School will likely be closed for the rest of the year because of extensive damage from Friday’s earthquake.
Power is restored for most of Anchorage
Some outages still remain, but those are few and far between. The area’s three power providers are still assessing damage from the quake, which triggered outages for most of Anchorage on Friday.
That guy driving the earthquake-marooned GMC? Yeah, he made his flight out of Anchorage.
Tom Sulczynski was driving that red GMC that became an icon of Friday’s earthquake in Anchorage.
Following earthquake, significant road damage around Southcentral Alaska
As of Saturday morning, the state Department of Transportation had documented over 40 damaged sites. Drivers are advised to add significant time to their commute if they plan on traveling through those areas.