Alaska, Typhoon Halong
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Alaska State Troopers said that one person, 67-year-old Ella Mae Kashatok, was killed in Kwigillingok. Two people in the village remain unaccounted for, the agency said in a Facebook update on Tuesday, announcing that search-and-rescue efforts were ending.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong have brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges to western Alaska. Authorities say one person is dead and two remain missing.
Alaska State Troopers are conducting “active and ongoing search and rescue" missions in the aftermath of Typhoon Halong
Fifty-one people and two dogs were rescued in Kwigillingok and Kipnuk on Sunday, Troopers said, located on the Bering Sea coast. Those predominantly Alaska Native coastal communities saw the most severe impacts of the storm, with a storm surge of up to 6.6 feet above normal and high winds that inundated communities.
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People missing, dozens rescued in western Alaska after Typhoon Halong's remnants cause widespread flooding
New video shows the powerful flooding ongoing in Western Alaska from the remnants of Typhoon Halong, which has caused widespread damage along the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, displacing families as first responders continue to search for unaccounted people.
ALASKA - A powerful typhoon has wreaked havoc in western Alaska, leading to the rescue of dozens of residents, with three people still unaccounted for.