Hawaii Floods: Alaskan Woman Rallies Support

0:00It's March 25th. From your city to your ears, this is Anchorage News today, powered by AI. Hawaii just faced its worst flooding in 20 years, with powerful water sweeping homes off their foundations and sending cars floating down. Streets. Rescuers pulled more than 230 people to safety, and so far no deaths have been reported. Back-to-back storms hammered the islands, leaving properties covered in mud and debris everywhere. Among those dealing with the mess is a 23-year-old woman from Anchorage, Alaska, who's been living there for five years while pursuing her. Doctorate. An Occupational Therapy. She's seen houses collapse nearby, and a flash flood turned her own street into a rushing river, though her hilltop home mostly escaped with just the leaky roof. Some of her friends weren't so lucky, including homeless folks on the west side, whose beach cans got washed away completely. She jumped on social media to rally support, and raised about $1,000 for essentials like water, food, camping chairs, and bedding to help her community.

1:03With a close ties between Alaska and Hawaii, she's calling on folks who vacation there to pitch in for families who lost everything or animal. Shelters in need. Recovery efforts continue as the islands dry out.