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Alaska floods: Several airlifted as officials race against time after Typhoon Halong wreaks havoc

Officials in Alaska rushed on Tuesday to evacuate and find housing for people from tiny coastal villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong. But the remote location and severe damage are limiting their options as they race against other impending storms and the onset of winter. In this aerial photo, the city of Kotzebue, Alaska, experiences flooding. (Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities via AP)(AP) High winds and surging waters battered low-lying, isolated Alaska Native communities along the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in southwest Alaska, nearly 500 miles (800 km) from Anchorage, over the weekend. The Coast Guard plucked two dozen people from their homes after the...


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