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Alaska National Guard participates in one of the largest evacuations in the state’s history

The Alaska Air and Army National Guard and the Coast Guard are among the agencies working to evacuate hundreds in the state’s ...

Alaska works to evacuate storm victims by helicopter and plane in historic airlift

Officials say one of the “most significant” airlifts in Alaska history is underway following a devastating typhoon.

Hundreds of people rescued from Alaska coastal villages after typhoon remnants flood region

Hundreds of people who lived in coastal villages in Alaska had to be rescued after high surf and strong winds battered the ...

More Than 300 Alaska Residents Evacuated On Military Cargo Plane From Storm-Ravaged Coastal Communities

A mass evacuation is underway after the remnants of Typhoon Halong devastated coastal communities in western Alaska over the ...

What we know about the devastating Alaska storm and the evacuation effort

Hundreds of residents from remote Alaska Native villages are being airlifted after a storm battered their communities.

Hundreds of Alaskans are being airlifted from coastal villages ravaged by Typhoon Halong

One of the most significant airlifts in Alaska history was underway Wednesday to move hundreds of people from coastal ...

In photos: Mass evacuation of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok residents begins from western Alaska

Residents of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok began evacuating en masse on Wednesday, flying in military aircraft from their western ...
WINK NEWS

Tropical storm edges toward the Philippines and may grow to a typhoon on path toward China

HONG KONG (AP) — Tropical Storm Matmo edged closer to the Philippines on Thursday and was expected to intensify into a typhoon that could threaten southern China this weekend, just about a week after ...