Amid one of Alaska's largest civilian airlifts ever, helicopters and military C-17s are evacuating residents from Kipnuk and Kwigillingok after the remnants of Typhoon Halong unleashed a record storm surge of more than 6 feet, sweeping away homes and leaving entire villages underwater.
The flooding struck overnight, giving families little time to escape. Authorities confirm at least one fatality and two missing, while hundreds are displaced and infrastructure lies in ruins.
