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That included residents of Kwigillingok, who were boarding military helicopters with the few possessions they could carry.
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On Oct. 15 and 16, hundreds of people from Kipnuk and Kwigillingok boarded military transport planes headed for Anchorage, leaving their homes, belongings, and communities behind.
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Mayor Suzanne LaFrance says she expects many people will stay through the winter.
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Nearly all the homes in both Kipnuk and Kwigillingok were damaged, and a tribal administrator said that it was unsafe to stay.
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Napakiak’s relocation coordinator said that basically every house in Napakiak and most businesses had water come into them when the remnants of Typhoon Halong hit the region. The city office and local clinic weren’t inundated, but still sustained damage.
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As authorities end their large-scale search, volunteers and village public safety officers (VPSOs) vowed to keep looking for two Kwigillingok residents whose home floated away in the storm.
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Half a dozen helicopter crews and other aircrafts have worked since the weekend to move people and supplies where they’re needed in the storm-battered Kuskokwim Delta.
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On the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 14, the Bethel Search and Rescue building buzzed with volunteers and recent evacuees from some of the communities hit hardest by the remnants of Typhoon Halong.
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Yute Commuter Service is accepting donations through Saturday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. at 627 Funny River Road in Soldotna, Alaska. The company asks that items be sorted and put in waterproof containers, like a trash bag.
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The state is evacuating the vulnerable and trying to find safe shelter for all. “We're moving as fast as we can,” the incident commander said. “We know that folks are miserable.”
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Amidst ongoing community-wide efforts to provide relief for those impacted by Typhoon Halong, community members in Bethel came together to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center on Monday, Oct. 13.
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The remnants of Typhoon Halong have killed one person, left two missing, displaced hundreds and destroyed or damaged dozens of homes.
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People from Kwigillingok and Kipnuk were evacuated to a 100-bed shelter set up at Bethel’s National Guard Armory. Local and regional organizations are collecting donations and fundraising to support families impacted by the remnants of Typhoon Halong.
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Typhoon Halong was an unusual storm, likely fueled by the Pacific’s near-record warm surface temperatures this fall. Its timing means recovery will be even more difficult than usual for these hard-hit communities, as Alaska meteorologist Rick Thoman of the University Alaska Fairbanks explains.
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Kipnuk and Kwigillingok residents continued to land Thursday night in Anchorage, carrying backpacks and plastic bags filled with their belongings as they exited a military transport plane.
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Mohamed Abdullahi Hajir, 39, faces charges of criminally negligent homicide and using a screen device while driving.
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The executive order requires state divisions to cut regulatory barriers by 25% by the end of 2027.
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State Historian Katherine Ringsmuth said the exhibit is meant to help celebrate America’s 250th anniversary in a unique way.
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