Dozens rescued in western Alaska
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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.
A woman has been found dead in the aftermath of the powerful storm that hit Alaska’s western coast over the weekend, state authorities said Monday evening.
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'The Worst I've Ever Seen': One Woman Dead After Floods Devastate Communities In Western Alaska
Rescue planes and helicopters were sent out to coastal villages in western Alaska on Sunday as the remnants of Typhoon Halong swamped homes, trapping some residents.
Two people remain missing in Kwigillingok, a village of about 400 near the mouth of the Kuskokwim River where a woman was found dead on Monday. Powerful storm surges forced water more than 30 miles inland.
Water levels during the flooding event in western Alaska broke decades-old records after the remnants of former Typhoon Halong passed by.
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 woman, whose name has not been released publicly, was found on Monday. Troopers are actively searching for two other people who are still missing from Kwigillingok.
The remnants of the storm leave behind devastation. At least 51 people were rescued, one person is dead and three more are unaccounted for.
As morning light hit flooded communities devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong on Sunday, local residents snapped photos of the storm damage across western Alaska communities. High storm surge and hurricane force winds,
The people unaccounted for are from Kwigillingok, one of the communities devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong.
Search and rescue crews responded Sunday afternoon to Kipnuk and Kwigillingok to search for missing people and rescue those displaced by the powerful storm system that impacted multiple coastal communities in Western Alaska.