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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.
The three people had been reported missing from Kwigillingok, a low-lying village along the Bering Sea that was hit by remnants of Typhoon Halong.
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.
One person is dead and at least two people are still missing in Western Alaska as the remnants of Typhoon Halong start to subside.
One person was dead and two were missing in western Alaska on Monday after the remnants of Typhoon Halong over the weekend brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges and floodwaters that swept some homes away,
A massive storm system that tore through Alaska’s western coast has triggered an ongoing search-and-rescue effort after powerful floodwaters swept homes off their foundations and left several people missing.
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.
David Linder, Charles Eppard, and Jeremy Leif were heliskiing together on March 4 when they were swept away by an avalanche.