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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Harry Cockburn

More than 400 Alaska residents are sheltering in school without working toilets after storms

Fierce storms caused by the remnants of a typhoon have devastated two Alaskan villages on the state’s west coast, driving more than 1,500 people from their homes, with more wind and rain forecast on Wednesday.

About 1,000 residents are sleeping in two local schools—one of which doesn’t have working toilets, and the other, which has intermittent electricity and plumbing issues —according to local reports.

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