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Storm decimates 2 Alaskan villages and drives more than 1,500 people from their homes
Over 1,500 people were displaced and nearly all homes damaged in Kipnuk and Kwigillingok after Typhoon Halong's remnants struck, officials said.
- Wednesday, two tiny Alaska Native villages on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta were decimated by remnants of Typhoon Halong, displacing over 1,500 people as officials scrambled to find shelter.
- Rick Thoman said the storm drew energy from Pacific Ocean warm surface waters tied to human-caused climate change and noted `Indigenous communities in Alaska are resilient` despite winter approaching.
- Coast Guard crews plucked two dozen people after homes floated out to sea in high water, while a preliminary assessment found every home damaged and about three dozen structures adrift.
- The National Guard was activated and shelters were set up in Bethel's armory, with officials considering flights to Fairbanks or Anchorage as winter limits time for rebuilding supplies.
- Remote access limits recovery because communities off the state's main road system are reachable only by water or air, and officials noted Typhoon Merbok three years ago showed repeated vulnerability.
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Race on to find shelter for hundreds from remote Alaskan villages slammed by typhoon's remnants
More rain and wind were forecast Wednesday for the Alaskan coast where two tiny villages were decimated by Typhoon Halong's remnants. Officials scrambled to find shelter for more than 1,500 people.
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