What we know about the devastating storm in Western Alaska
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In the late night hours of Oct. 11, the remnant of Typhoon Halong slammed Alaska's southwest coast, bringing hurricane-force winds and record flooding to numerous Alaska Native villages on the coast.
Evacuees and rescuers describe massive destruction: utility poles snapped in half, boardwalks – the roads and sidewalks in many tundra villages – uprooted, houses floated off their foundations, some with families still inside.
According to the state, more than a thousand people are displaced – some have no home to return to. One woman was found dead , and two of her family members remain missing . The state of Alaska's Emergency Operations Center is in its highest-possible level of emergency response. Alaska Gov.
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