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Hundreds evacuated, homes destroyed

Hundreds evacuated, homes destroyed as Alaska communities reel from devastating flooding

"Kipnuk's in bad shape. It’s a disaster area. Homes are tossed everywhere. It looks like a blast radius because of the surge and the wind."

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Alaska hit by severe flooding that carries away homes

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Largest evacuation in recent memory underway after devastating Alaska flooding

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Typhoon disaster in Western Alaska raises questions around the region’s future

The storm displaced at least 1,500 people and resulted in at least one death.

Alaska Public Media · 2d

Anchorage city leaders declare local disaster to assist hundreds displaced by Western Alaska storms

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Opinion: The world needs to know about what the storm did to Western Alaska

What we know about the devastating storm in Western Alaska

The remnant of Typhoon Halong slammed the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, an area in Western Alaska hundreds of miles from the U.S. road system. More than a thousand people are displaced.

Alaska storm damage could displace some evacuees for at least 18 months, officials say

Anchorage leaders said Friday they expect as many as 1,600 people to be evacuated to the state's largest city.

Anchorage Daily News

Remnants of Typhoon Halong bring widespread destruction to Western Alaska

The remnants of Typhoon Halong tracked farther east than expected, slamming into the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta coast early Sunday morning. Officials said Sunday afternoon that the hardest-hit communities appeared to be Kipnuk, Kwigillingok and Napakiak.