Alaska conducts large-scale evacuations amid storm devastation
TL;DR
A large-scale evacuation is underway in Western Alaska, specifically from Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, due to a severe storm causing extensive damage and unsafe living conditions, with residents being transported to Anchorage and other facilities for safety and aid.
- Hundreds evacuating from hardest hit Western Alaska villages following storm Alaska Public Media
- In photos: Mass evacuation of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok residents begins from western Alaska Alaska Beacon
- Native Alaskan communities reeling in wake of Typhoon Halong’s remnants Yale Climate Connections
- Alaska airlifting hundreds from coastal villages devastated by flooding CBS News
- One of Alaska’s biggest airlifts is now underway, after massive storm The Washington Post
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