Major airlift evacuations in Alaska after remnants of typhoon decimate villages
by Dani Anguiano and agency from Environment | The Guardian on (#70SYY)
Weekend storm devastated two villages and displaced more than 1,500 people in the south-western part of the state
Authorities in Alaska are staging a major evacuation operation, relocating hundreds of people in one of the most significant" airlifts in the state's history, after a storm decimated two villages along the south-west coast over the weekend.
More than 1,500 people were displaced after the remnants of Typhoon Halong hit remote communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, battering the area with fierce winds, rain and record-breaking storm surge that caused some homes to float off their foundations.
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