State of Alaska, Anchorage working to provide housing at hotels for storm evacuees

Trump Sanctions $25M for Alaska After Storm Wreaks Havoc

Trump Sanctions $25M for Alaska After Storm Wreaks Havoc President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he is authorizing $25 million in disaster aid for Alaska. This decision follows two severe storms, which included the remnants of a typhoon, causing immense damage to coastal villages and one of the largest evacuation operations in state history.The financial aid, discussed with Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy, aims to bolster recovery e…

PCUSA presbytery helping victims of deadly Alaska storm that displaced communities

A regional body of the Presbyterian Church (USA) is working to provide relief to Alaskans recently impacted by a severe storm that "completely devastated" the state's west coast and displaced hundreds of people.  #Presbyterians #Alaska #typhoon #Halong #rescue #PCUSA #Yukon

Alaska Evacuees Could Soon Move To Hotels, Rentals

Alaska officials are sharing plans on more permanent housing for the hundreds of evacuees who will not be able to return to flooded coastal villages before winter sets in.

State of Alaska, Anchorage working to provide housing at hotels for storm evacuees

The efforts come as the response to the storm shifts to finding support for displaced victims.

Alaska Baptists, other state DR volunteers, continue response to flooding • Biblical Recorder

ANCHORAGE (BP) — Alaska Baptist Disaster Relief is “in full deployment mode” following devastating coastal flooding that has killed at least one and threatens to permanently displace entire villages. Disaster Relief (DR) ministry is being directed at evacuees now at two facilities in the Anchorage area, Alaska Baptist Resource Network President Bruce Rowell told Baptist [...]Read More...

Task force aims to move those displaced by ex-typhoon from shelters to hotels, rentals

Officials have identified more than 1,000 available hotel rooms plus additional rental options in Alaska's largest city for the hundreds of people displaced to Anchorage after the remnants of a typhoon ravaged their villages earlier this month.