Akiak
GOVERNMENT
Akiak residents say weeks without power have ruined frozen food stores, drained savings
Akiak has three diesel generators that are supposed to power the town, but they’ve been plagued by mechanical problems. Since mid-June, Akiak has been without consistent municipal power. It’s the second extended outage the 450-person community has faced in the past two months. In May, the community dealt with a five-day outage. City administrator Aleck Jackson has said that it’s part of a bigger pattern.
Residents of 450-Person Town Suffer as Diesel Generator Issues Persist, Leaving Essential Services Disconnected!
Mechanical Failures Plunge Akiak into Prolonged Power Crisis. Community Struggles with Food Security and Financial Burdens Amid Power Outages. According to KYUK, in Akiak, Alaska a small community of 450 residents is enduring a severe crisis due to persistent power outages that have persisted since mid-June. These outages are primarily caused by ongoing mechanical problems with the town’s three diesel generators. Aleck Jackson the city administrator has highlighted that these issues have been recurrent over the past year culminating in the current situation where only one generator remains partially functional. As a result essential services such as the school and tribal office have had to be disconnected intensifying the challenges faced by residents who depend on municipal power for their daily needs.
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