Remnants of Typhoon Halong flood western Alaska, dozens rescued

More than 30 people were rescued and at least three remained unaccounted for on Monday after the remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska over the weekend, bringing hurricane‑force winds, storm surge and floodwaters that swept away homes and damaged infrastructure in remote villages on the Yukon‑Kuskokwim Delta, officials said. Rescue aircraft and boats were dispatched to the tiny coastal communities of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok as crews searched for residents reported missing and moved hundreds to emergency shelters.

Alaska State Troopers reported at least 18 people were rescued in Kwigillingok and at least 16 in Kipnuk. Troopers said three people remained unaccounted for in Kwigillingok and investigators were working with local leaders to confirm secondhand reports of missing residents in Kipnuk. Later agency updates said at least 51 people and two dogs had been plucked to safety, and search operations by the Alaska Air National Guard, Alaska Army National Guard and U.S. Coast Guard continued as conditions allowed.

Jeremy Zidek, a spokesperson for the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, said authorities received reports of homes floating away...