Overview
- Steven Anaver recorded videos from inside his Kwigillingok home as floodwaters lifted it off its foundation and carried it roughly a mile.
- Neighbors in waders reached him after waters receded and helped him out, and he later joined evacuees flown to Bethel for shelter.
- After returning to inspect the damage, Anaver said his home is likely beyond repair and reported losing major belongings and two dogs.
- A GoFundMe organized by his brother is collecting donations to support Anaver and his parents during the recovery.
- The Oct. 12 storms brought record-high water and hurricane-force gusts, displacing over 2,000; Gov. Mike Dunleavy requested a federal disaster declaration and cited initial counts of about 90% of homes destroyed in Kipnuk and more than a third uninhabitable in Kwigillingok, with at least one dead and two missing.