People missing, dozens rescued in western Alaska
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The remnants of the storm leave behind devastation. At least 51 people were rescued, one person is dead and three more are unaccounted for.
Record-setting flooding in western Alaska from the remnants of Typhoon Halong has left at least one person dead after the storm slammed villages and damaged key roads and regional airports.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong tracked farther east than expected, slamming into the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta coast early on Sunday morning. Officials said Sunday afternoon that the hardest hit communities appeared to be Kipnuk, Kwigillingok and Napakiak.
As the storm approached Alaska, everything went sideways,’ leaving people no time to evacuate and little time to prepare. An Alaska meteorologist explains what happened and the challenges ahead.
1 dead, 2 missing after severe Alaska flooding Coast Guard official says left "absolute devastation"
One person was dead and two missing in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges and floodwaters to the region.
Multiple military search and rescue helicopters and planes were scrambled after Typhoon Halong swept away homes in western Alaska.