Huge mansion collapses into Alaskan river as Mendenhall Glacier's 'Suicide Basin' breaks: Watch

A mansion was seen in a video collapsing into a river in Alaska and being swept away by water. Reportedly, millions of gallons of water were released from a glacier-dammed lake. The white home tragically collapsed into the waters of the Mendenhall River, in Juneau, during flooding on Saturday, August 5.

The land around the building that was pulled into the waters had been eroding for about six hours. The building tore down and washed away within a matter of a few seconds. Various residents of at-risk properties had to be evacuated. At least two buildings were destroyed. As per a news release from the City and Borough of Juneau, the flooding of the Mendenhall River occurred after a major release from Suicide Basin above Alaska's capital city.

“The CBJ Community Development Department has authorized emergency bank stabilization on the Mendenhall River to address immediate threats to property and safety. Emergency bank stabilization is not authorized to reclaim land,” the release reads.

“Property owners may proceed with the work immediately. As soon as possible and no later than one month from the start of work, property owners must apply for an after-the-fact grading permit and Floodplain Development Permit with documentation of the work and certification from an engineer licensed in the State of Alaska,” it adds.

According to National Weather Service, Suicide Basin has released glacier lake outburst floods since 2011, causing “inundation along Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River.” “The largest outburst flood event to date occurred in July 2016. Over 16,000 cubic feet per second of water flowed through the Mendenhall River. That’s nearly the level of discharge of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon and nearly ten times greater than the average water flow of the Mendenhall River in summer,” Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center says.