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Search-and-Rescue Operations Underway in Western Alaska After Storm

  • On Monday, the Alaska State Troopers said at least 34 people were rescued in Kwigillingok and Kipnuk after a powerful storm flooded coastal communities and destroyed homes.
  • Meteorologists said the remnants of Typhoon Halong battered the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Sunday, with hurricane-force winds up to 100 mph and tides surging over 6 feet in Kipnuk and Kwigillingok.
  • U.S. Coast Guard and National Guard aircraft rescued 51 people and two dogs, while video showed at least a dozen houses floated off foundations with families inside.
  • Search teams are continuing to verify reports of missing residents, with troopers saying another 18 were rescued in Kwigillingok, 16 in Kipnuk, and three people remain unaccounted for.
  • The National Weather Service forecasts flooding into Monday with a Coastal Flood Warning through Monday afternoon as water levels reach 4 to 6 feet above normal high tide, and the Coastal Villages Region Fund said devastation may exceed Typhoon Merbok in 2022.
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