Record rain fall floods base housing area

Capt. Tammy Colvin pushes the water on her basement floor to her sump pump to remove to help remove it Aug. 7, 2008, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Eielson received more rainfall in the past couple weeks than it receives all year. With this much precipitation in a short amount of time the local area is experiencing mass flooding; there are currently more than 65 homes that have an up to six inches of water in their basements. The Davis, Gonzalez, and Rodriguez housing maintenance office is working on restoring all basements that have water damage. Captain Colvin is assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing Comptroller Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder) (Released)

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