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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano and agencies

More than 1,500 people displaced after typhoon remnants devastate Alaska villages

a blue house resting on its roof on a plot of land after a storm
An unoccupied home rests on its roof after being knocked over in Kotlik, Alaska, on 12 October 2025, after the remnants of Typhoon Halong hit western Alaska. (AP Photo/Adaline Pete) Photograph: Adaline Pete/AP

The Alaska coast was bracing for more rain and wind on Wednesday after a devastating storm decimated two small native villages, killing at least one person and displacing more than 1,500 people.

Over the weekend, the remnants of Typhoon Halong hit remote communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, in the south-western part of the state, bringing fierce winds, rain and record-breaking storm surge that caused some homes to float away.

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