Anchorage Adds More Shelter Beds After Big Snow And Record Outdoor Deaths

"ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Anchorage scrambled Tuesday to come up with more temporary housing for the homeless after back-to-back snowstorms dumped more than 3 feet of snow on the city in just nine days, an amount that is high even by Alaska standards.

The concern grows as temperatures are expected to plummet to single digits by the weekend.

Four people believed to be homeless have already died this month, part of a record 49 deaths of people living outdoors in Alaska’s largest city this year, according to a count kept by the Anchorage Daily News."

Mark Thiessen reports for the Associated Press November 14, 2023.

SEE ALSO

"An ‘Unimaginable’ Death Toll Among Anchorage’s Homeless Residents" (New York Times)

"Anchorage Adds To Record Homeless Death Total As Major Winter Storm Drops More Than 2 Feet Of Snow" (AP)

"Homelessness" (Anchorage Daily News)