Alaska Floods: Rescue Efforts Underway
Coast Guard and National Guard crews have rescued 51 people from Alaska floods caused by the remnants of Typhoon Halong.
Roughly 90 members of Alaska Army and Air National Guard and Coast Guard units have responded to remote towns where homes have been destroyed.
- At least 51 people have been rescued by the Coast Guard and Alaska Army and Air National Guard units.
- The storm has left a trail of devastation through several coastal villages, mostly inhabited by Alaskan natives.
- The flooding has torn buildings, including homes, from their foundations and floated them away.
Rescues have taken place in the communities of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, according to an Alaska National Guard news release.
The storm has resulted in at least one death and two people are missing, as reported by the Associated Press.
Author's summary: Rescue efforts are ongoing in Alaska.