Nearly all the homes in both towns were damaged and a tribal administrator said it was unsafe to stay.
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The state is evacuating the vulnerable and trying to find safe shelter for all. “We’re moving as fast as we can,” the incident commander said. “We know that folks are miserable.”
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The remnants of Typhoon Halong have killed one person, left two missing, displaced hundreds and destroyed or damaged dozens of homes.
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A Coast Guard commander recounts scenes of Alaskans swimming in floodwaters in the middle of the night, in search of debris to hold onto.
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The three people unaccounted for are from Kwigillingok, one of the communities devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong.
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State emergency officials are deploying response teams and have requested help from the Alaska National Guard and State Defense Force.