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Rescue crews airlift hundreds out of rural Alaskan villages after powerful storm

New York Post

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

Guardian

Major airlift evacuations in Alaska after remnants of typhoon decimate villages

Approximately 300 flood victims from western Alaska arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage on Wednesday evening after Typhoon Halong's remnants devastated the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region with deadly storm surge and wind gusts.</span

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The Weather Channel

Approximately 300 flood victims from western Alaska arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage on Wednesday evening after Typhoon Halong's remnants devastated the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region with deadly storm surge and wind gusts.

The storm left one person dead and two others missing while bringing record flooding to remote villages along the Bering Sea, with more than 40 communities impacted by the powerful coastal storm that struck over the weekend.</span

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The storm left one person dead and two others missing while bringing record flooding to remote villages along the Bering Sea, with more than 40 communities impacted by the powerful coastal storm that struck over the weekend.

The hardest-hit communities of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok experienced water levels more than 6 feet above normal tide lines, with 121 homes destroyed in Kipnuk and three dozen homes drifting away in Kwigillingok during the flooding.</span

The Associated Press

The hardest-hit communities of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok experienced water levels more than 6 feet above normal tide lines, with 121 homes destroyed in Kipnuk and three dozen homes drifting away in Kwigillingok during the flooding.

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy requested President Trump approve a federal disaster declaration for the state, calling the evacuation operation one of the most significant airlifts in Alaska's history with over 1,500 people displaced.</span

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy requested President Trump approve a federal disaster declaration for the state, calling the evacuation operation one of the most significant airlifts in Alaska's history with over 1,500 people displaced.

The Trump administration terminated a $20 million EPA grant to Kipnuk intended to protect the community's boardwalk and prevent river erosion, a decision challenged by environmental groups before the recent flooding occurred.</span

The Trump administration terminated a $20 million EPA grant to Kipnuk intended to protect the community's boardwalk and prevent river erosion, a decision challenged by environmental groups before the recent flooding occurred.

Emergency responders transported evacuees to the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage using military cargo planes, with the American Red Cross providing shelter, food and medical care as officials worked to move people from shelters to hotels.</span

Emergency responders transported evacuees to the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage using military cargo planes, with the American Red Cross providing shelter, food and medical care as officials worked to move people from shelters to hotels.

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