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Rescues Underway as Typhoon Halong’s Remnants Drive Record Flooding in Western Alaska

Joint air rescues are underway under an expanded state disaster declaration.

Overview

  • Hurricane-force gusts up to 100 mph and storm surge inundated the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta and Nunivak Island, pushing houses off their foundations.
  • The State Emergency Operations Center is activated and Gov. Mike Dunleavy expanded the disaster declaration to broaden access to assistance programs.
  • Alaska Air and Army National Guard aircraft, the U.S. Coast Guard and State Troopers are conducting rescue missions staged from Bethel.
  • Officials confirmed at least three people unaccounted for in Kwigillingok, with additional reports of missing residents in nearby communities as evacuations proceed.
  • At least eight homes were displaced in Kipnuk and multiple in Kwigillingok, with 172 people sheltering in Kipnuk and more than 100 in Kwigillingok as flood and high-wind warnings extend into Monday and Tuesday.