One person was dead and two were missing in western Alaska on Monday after the remnants of Typhoon Halong over the weekend brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges and floodwaters that swept some homes away, authorities said. More than 50 people had been rescued – some plucked from rooftops.
Officials warned of a long road to recovery and a need for continued support for the hardest-hit communities with winter just around the corner. A US coast guard official, Capt Christopher Culpepper, described the situation in the villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok as “absolute devastation”.
Elsewhere in the US, severe weather killed a woman in New York City who was struck by a solar panel, and Manhattan’s Columbus Day parade was canceled. Phoenix-area rescuers found the body of a man whose truck was swept away by floodwaters, and crews in southern California prepared for potential mudslides in fire-ravaged areas.
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