Overview
- Gov. Mike Dunleavy asked President Donald Trump to declare a major disaster to unlock federal assistance for the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta.
- Preliminary assessments indicate catastrophic housing losses, including about 90% of structures in Kipnuk and roughly one-third in Kwigillingok.
- State officials estimate more than 1,500 residents have been evacuated to hubs such as Bethel and Anchorage, with the Alaska National Guard airlifting over 600 people.
- Infrastructure damage spans more than 50 community airports and roads, complicating access for supplies and slowing emergency repairs.
- One death has been confirmed and two people are missing, as experts note a limited 36-hour forecast window and unusually warm Pacific waters that intensified the storm.