What we know about the devastating storm in Western Alaska

"In the late night hours of Oct. 11, the remnant of Typhoon Halong slammed Alaska's southwest coast, bringing hurricane-force winds and record flooding to numerous Alaska Native villages on the coast. Evacuees and rescuers describe massive destruction: utility poles snapped in half, boardwalks the roads and sidewalks in many tundra villages uprooted, houses floated off their foundations, some with families still inside. According to the state, more than a thousand people are displaced some have no home to return to."

"The remnant of Typhoon Halong had sweeping impacts across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta an area in Western Alaska hundreds of miles from the U.S. road system and about the size of Oregon, with dozens of small villages scattered throughout. The coastal villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok took the brunt of the storm, and are being almost entirely evacuated, per the State Emergency Operations Center."

Hurricane-force winds and record flooding from Typhoon Halong's remnant struck Alaska's southwest Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, destroying infrastructure and homes. Utility poles were snapped, boardwalks, roads, and sidewalks uprooted, and houses floated off foundations, with some still occupied. More than a thousand people are displaced, and one woman was found dead while two family members remain missing. The state Emergency Operations Center is at its highest response level and the governor has requested a federal disaster declaration. Coastal villages including Kipnuk and Kwigillingok faced the worst damage, and evacuations were complicated by remoteness and strained regional shelter capacity.

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