Over the weekend, Western Alaska witnessed record-setting flooding from Typhoon Halong’s remnants that has killed at least one person following the storm blasting villages and causing damage to both roads and airports in the region of Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
It was announced late Monday by Alaska State Troopers that a woman was found dead in the Kwigillingok village on the coast. Also in the village, as well as the Kipnuk village, a total of 51 people and two dogs were rescued. Everyone has been accounted for, according to officials. (RELATED: Evacuations Ordered In Southern California Amid First Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Over 17 Years)
The powerful system made a move Sunday into the Bering Sea, unleashing hurricane-force wind gusts, huge waves and severe coastal flooding on the Kuskokwim Delta and other communities to the Bering Strait’s south. Also, Alaska has been dealing with another storm that is still ongoing, generating heavy rainfall and storm surge which has created an urgent situation.
UPDATE: Authorities say at least one person has been killed by the remnants of Typhoon Halong in Kwigillingok (About 400 miles southwest of Anchorage), Alaska.
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Over 1,400 people have been displaced due to the flooding, triggering federal and state officials to launch search and rescue operations.
Families that have been displaced are residing in Kwigillingok and Kipnuk schools as officials sort out more ideal shelter.
The devastation caused by Typhoon Halong may surpass 2022’s historic Typhoon Merbok, according to Alaska nonprofit organization Coastal Villages Region Fund per the New York Post.