Alaska hammered by Typhoon Halong
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Dozens of dogs left behind when military evacuation flights during Typhoon Halong did not allow pets have been rescued by a local non-profit, Bethel Friends of Canines. The organization chartered planes to airlift the animals to safety as communities recover from record-breaking floods.
Alaska State Troopers said that one person, 67-year-old Ella Mae Kashatok, was killed in Kwigillingok. Two people in the village remain unaccounted for, the agency said in a Facebook update on Tuesday, announcing that search-and-rescue efforts were ending.
JUNEAU, Alaska -- JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — One person was dead and two were missing in western Alaska on Monday after the remnants of Typhoon Halong over the weekend brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges and floodwaters that swept some homes away, authorities said. More than 50 people had been rescued — some plucked from rooftops.
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.
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Philadelphia American Red Cross worker heads to Alaska for disaster relief after typhoon hits coast
A member of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Region of the American Red Cross is joining a critical disaster relief operation in Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong slammed into the coast.
As morning light hit flooded communities devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong on Sunday, local residents snapped photos of the storm damage across western Alaska communities. High storm surge and hurricane force winds,