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muriel_volestrangler

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6. Ex-typhoon Halong devastates villages in YK Delta

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Oct 15, 2025, 03:32 AM

Oct 15

One woman has been found dead, and two persons are still missing in Kwigillingok after ex-typhoon Halong ravaged villages along the YK-Delta last weekend. Winds up to 107 mph were reported at Kusilvak, equivalent to a Category 2 Hurricane. Storm surges and flood waters knocked homes off their foundations, with people in them, floating off.

As of Tuesday, the state’s Emergency Operations Center reported that response to the disaster is ongoing. According to the state, more than 1,400 people were displaced and are sheltering in 12 shelters. “One of our immediate priorities is safely relocating individuals sheltering at schools in Kwigillingok and Kipnuk to more suitable locations,” a SEOC update reads.

In a Tuesday press release, the U.S. Coast Guard said it suspended maritime search and rescue operations at 5:49 p.m. Monday. There were still two persons unaccounted for in Kwigillingok. Efforts to locate those individuals will continue through ground-based efforts, the Coast Guard said. USCG crews from Air Station Kodiak successfully rescued 18 people in Kwigillingok, 16 people in Kipnuk and transported 28 people from temporary shelter in Kipnuk to Bethel as part of a multi-agency humanitarian evacuation operation.

https://www.nomenugget.com/news/ex-typhoon-halong-devastates-villages-yk-delta-spares-nome-norton-sound-and-bering-strait

Trump has, of course, devastated FEMA, so the chances of effective federal help for this are zilch. Help? That's for unpopular Argentinian presidents with crappy economic policies, not for American citizens hit by climate change (which is, by definition, a hoax, nothing to see here, don't complain or we'll send ICE, none of you look American anyway ...)

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