US EditionVideo Shows Hundreds Airlifted From Flood-Ravaged Alaska Villages
More than 300 residents from Western Alaska villages were airlifted by the Alaska National Guard after Typhoon Halong caused extensive flooding and infrastructure damage.
- On Thursday, Alaska National Guard C-17 Globemaster III transports flew 205 displaced residents from Bethel, Alaska, to Anchorage, including 211 evacuees from Kipnuk.
- The remnants of Typhoon Halong produced hurricane-force winds and tidal surge over six feet, forcing more than 1,000 from their homes and damaging nearly all homes in the Yup'ik community of Kipnuk.
- Waiting to board, many evacuees described uncertain futures and sparse belongings; inside C-17 cargo interiors, people sat on the floor with a shared strap while some held babies after Bethel hangar shelters.
- Anchorage city leaders voted Friday to extend a local emergency to mid-December, expecting about 1,600 displaced people and sheltering evacuees at the Alaska Airlines Center and Egan Center.
- Rick Thoman said the remoteness of villages will complicate recovery as winter approaches, and officials urged survivors to register for the state individual assistance program for funding and repairs, with Alaska Army National Guard set to begin home repairs early next week.
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Typhoon disaster in Western Alaska raises questions around the region’s future
The village of Kipnuk, largely submerged by the remnants of Typhoon Halong, is seen from the air on Oct. 12, 2025. Alaska Air National Guard rescue personnel conducted search and rescue operations there, and the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management has worked with the Alaska Organized Militia and the U.S. Coast Guard in the response. The storm displaced at least 1,500 people and resulted in at least one death. (Photo pro…
Video shows hundreds airlifted from flood-ravaged Alaska villages
Hundreds of residents in remote western Alaskan villages were airlifted to safety Thursday after devastating flooding swept through the region earlier this week. The flooding followed high winds and heavy rains brought on by the remnants of Typhoon Halong on Sunday, which caused water levels to rise more than six feet above the normal highest tide, according to The Associated Press. Entire homes in the Native communities of Kipnuk and Kwigilling…
'Everything is lost now': Hundreds evacuate from Western Alaska villages
Evacuees from the village of Kipnuk walk towards a waiting C-17 military transport plane in Bethel, Alaska on Oct. 16, 2025. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) A massive airlift is underway in Western Alaska as Alaska National Guard planes and helicopters take people from villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong. On Wednesday and Thursday, hundreds of people from Kipnuk and Kwigillingok boarded military transport planes headed for Anc…
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