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Alaska residents are still coming to grips with the deadly flooding from the remnants of Typhoon Halong, which wiped away villages and wreaked havoc on roads and homes. The record-setting storm left at least one person dead and damaged main roads and infrastructure, including a regional airport.
Helicopter crews from U.S. Coast Guard Base Kodiak conducted search and rescue operations Monday in Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, Yukon-Kuskoquim villages flooded when Typhoon Halong tore through Western A
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Western Alaska Devastated by Hurricane-Force Winds, Flooding
The remnants of Typhoon Halong caused hurricane-force winds and a storm surge that left hundreds displaced and at least one dead in western Alaska.
Rescue crews are airlifting hundreds of evacuees in rural Alaska after the remnants of a typhoon brought hurricane-force winds and record-breaking storm surge to the state's remote western coast. Geoff Bennett discussed the storm with Sage Smiley,