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10-16-2025 9:49pm
Remnants of Typhoon Halong Devastated Coastal Communities in Western Alaska
Lorraine Mabbett
Editor
Two major storm systems struck western Alaska:
- Record flooding
- Extreme winds
- Extensive damage from Kwigillingok to Kotzebue.
- Homes have been damaged and destroyed
- critical infrastructure compromised
- Subsistence resources disrupted.
Jeremy Zidek, a spokesperson for the state emergency management office told the Associated Press that the goal is to eventually get people out of shelters and into hotel rooms or dormitories. Alaskans Airlifted From Storm-Ravaged Communities | Weather.com "More than 1,500 people from the mostly indigenous villages lost their homes when the remnants of Typhoon Halong slammed into the coast over the weekend."
2025.10.10_Press Release - 2025 October West Coast Storm Individual Assistance Now Available.pdf
U.S. Coast Guard Commander Capt. Christopher Culpepper compared the destruction to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina saying, “Several of these villages have been completely devastated, absolutely flooded, several feet deep. This took homes off of foundations. This put people in peril, where folks were swimming, floating, trying to find debris to hold onto in the cover of darkness.”
How to help:
Western Alaska Disaster Relief 2025 Fund
In response to recent severe storms, including Typhoon Halong, that devastated Alaska's western coast, local community organizations and regional partners have come together to establish the Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund, housed at the Alaska Community Foundation.
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