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Gabrielle Canon in Oakland

Severe storm headed for Alaska could bring devastating levels of flooding

A satellite image of the typhoon swirling above Alaska.
The remnants of Typhoon Merbok are predicted to deliver devastating levels of flooding and damaging wind gusts. Photograph: AP

Alaska is bracing for what forecasters believe could be its worst storm in decades, as the remnants of a typhoon bring hurricane-force winds and towering waves crashing toward its shores.

The remnants of Typhoon Merbok, now swirling over the Bering Sea, are predicted to deliver devastating levels of flooding and damaging wind gusts beginning Friday night and lasting through the weekend..

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