VIDEO: One week after a powerful storm โ the remnants of ex-Typhoon Halong โ tore through Western Alaska, communities are still reeling as damage assessments and recovery efforts continue across the region. In the hardest-hit villages like Kipnuk and Kwigillingok (Kwig), residents describe scenes of chaos and heartbreak.
Julie Stone, a Kipnuk resident, said, “They started calling nonstopโฆ crying, in full distress. Their homes were floating away. I said, ‘Hey, I’m going to try to help.'” “I get calls left and right,” she added. “I tell them, Iโm trying my best. I felt helpless because I couldn’t help them.” Cruz Construction has delivered generators and gravel to help stabilize damaged infrastructure in affected villages in Kwig and Kipnuk.
The Alaska National Guard delivered four 55-gallon drums of fuel to Tuntutuliak. Many evacuees are currently sheltering at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage and other facilities. The State Emergency Operations Center remains at Level 4, signaling that a major emergency response is still underway.
