US EditionTrump approves $25 million in disaster aid to help western Alaska recover from storms
The approved $25 million federal aid will cover 100% of relief costs for 90 days to support recovery from storms that displaced 2,000 residents and destroyed most buildings in some villages.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump approved a federal disaster declaration for Western Alaska and authorized $25 Million to aid recovery from the typhoon earlier this month.
- Governor Mike Dunleavy, Governor of Alaska, formally requested disaster aid on Oct. 16, and the Alaska congressional delegation urged quick federal response in an Oct. 17 letter.
- Following the storm, officials reported two of the hardest-hit communities were the Yup'ik villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, where one person died and two remain missing.
- The declaration authorizes federal cost share for all relief assistance for the next 90 days, and FEMA will coordinate recovery with the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
- More than 650 people were brought to Anchorage, Alaska's largest city, where about 338 stayed in two shelters; the state offers emergency assistance applications open through November 9 with $21,250 for home repairs and $21,250 for other needs.
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Trump Approves $25 Million in Disaster Relief for Alaska After Storms Displace Over 1,500 People
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Trump administration approves disaster declaration for Western Alaska storm
Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Steven Gildersleeve, right, an HH-60M Black Hawk critical care flight paramedic, assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command, surveys Nightmute, Alaska, with local resident Harvey Dock during Operation Halong Response, Oct. 17, 2025. (Alaska National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Moon)President Donald Trump granted the State of Alaska’s request for a federal disaster declaration on Wednesday, unlocking f…
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Trump approves $25 million in disaster aid to help western Alaska recover from storms
President Donald Trump says he is approving $25 million for disaster aid to Alaska after back-to-back storms earlier this month that included the remnants of a typhoon.
Trump approves disaster declaration, $25M, to help Alaska typhoon victims
“President Trump was deeply concerned with the wellbeing of Alaskans who lost their homes and livelihoods to this historic storm,” Dunleavy stated on Oct. 22. Alaskan families will now have local, state and federal support for rebuilding their lives in the months ahead.
President Donald Trump signs major disaster declaration from former Typhoon Halong
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, is in the nation’s capital as the last frontier still awaits whether the president will sign a major disaster declaration following the devastation from former Typhoon Halong, according to House Speaker Bryce Edgmon.
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