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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.
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One person was dead and two were missing in western Alaska on Oct. 13 after the remnants of Typhoon Halong last weekend brought hurricane-force winds, ravaging storm surges, and floodwaters that swept some homes away, authorities said. More than 50 people had been rescued — some plucked from rooftops.
In one of the most significant airlifts in Alaska history, hundreds of residents from Alaska Native villages are being flown about 500 miles to Anchorage.
As authorities end their large-scale search, volunteers and village public safety officers vow to keep looking for two Kwigillingok residents whose home floated away in the storm.
At least 34 individuals were rescued over the weekend as Alaska's coastal region experienced extreme flooding and hurricane-force wind gusts.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong have devastated Western Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, leaving 20 people unaccounted for in Kwigillingok and forcing families to evacuate as homes were swept off their foundations by record flooding, according to Alaska Public Media.