Abandoned Houses in Alaska

Alaska, airlift

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

A typhoon brought record-high water to two low-lying Alaska Native communities and washed away homes, some with people inside. At least one person was killed and two are missing.

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Massive airlift underway after storm devastates Alaska coast

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Entire Alaska villages vanish under the tide — now comes one of the largest airlifts in state history

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Storm decimates 2 Alaskan villages and drives more than 1,500 people from their homes

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — More rain and wind were forecast Wednesday along the Alaskan coast where two tiny villages were decimated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong and officials were scrambling to find ...

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Home floats away as Typhoon Halong hits western Alaska's coastal communities

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1 killed, 51 rescued in western Alaskan communities devastated by floods caused by Typhoon Halong's remnants

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Homes swept away, 1 person killed after remnants of typhoon cause severe flooding in Alaska

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.

Before Alaska flooding, EPA canceled $20 million flood protection grant

The disaster laid bare the Alaska Native village’s vulnerability to flooding and the consequences of the Trump administration’s cuts to environmental programs.

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Alaska storms drive 1,500 from their homes, decimate 2 villages

The weekend storm brought high winds and storm surges that battered the low-lying Alaska Native communities along the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in the southwest part of the state, nearly 500 miles from Anchorage.

Alaska flooding carries away homes, up to 20 people possibly unaccounted for

In western Alaska, the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and catastrophic flooding to coastal communities, pushing entire houses off their foundations. Nome's fire chief said things could have been worse in that community.