"New Jersey and parts of New York City were under a state of emergency on Monday as slow-moving nor'easter moved up the easter US seaboard, while in western Alaska remnants of Typhoon Halong lashed coastal hamlets and ripped houses off their foundations. In Alaska, rescue aircraft were sent to the villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, where there were reports of up to 20 people possibly unaccounted for."
"We have received reports that people's homes have floated away and that people were potentially in those homes, Zidek, a spokesperson for the state division of homeland security and emergency management, told the Associated Press. The area is among one of the most isolated in the US, where some communities have few roads and residents use boardwalks, boats and snowmobiles to get around, Zidek said."
A slow-moving nor'easter moved up the U.S. East Coast, prompting states of emergency in New Jersey and eight southern New York counties and producing flooding, high winds, and coastal inundation from the Carolinas to New England. Delaware activated the National Guard and coastal highways and streets flooded in North Carolina's Outer Banks, Georgetown County, Charleston, and Myrtle Beach, where officials urged residents to stay home. In western Alaska, remnants of Typhoon Halong lashed isolated coastal villages, ripping houses from foundations and leaving up to 20 people possibly unaccounted for in Kipnuk and Kwigillingok. Rescue aircraft and disaster declarations were deployed to affected Alaska communities.
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