Article 70XKY Swept away homes, unearthed graves, submerged hunting trails: how Typhoon Halong destroyed an Alaskan village

Swept away homes, unearthed graves, submerged hunting trails: how Typhoon Halong destroyed an Alaskan village

by
Jenni Monet
from US news | The Guardian on (#70XKY)

Nearly all of Kipnuk's 700 residents were evacuated, but when they return the effects of climate crisis will still loom

Silver-lined clouds hung over the Yup'ik village of Kwigillingok the Thursday before a weekend storm was forecast to pass through.

Dan Winkelman was at the community health clinic for a ground-breaking ceremony, a commemoration of the facility's much needed expansion. The renovation - part of a $100m effort by the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) - was an example of the non-profit matching its money to its mission: to represent the healthiest people" in south-western Alaska.

Continue reading...
External Content
Source RSS or Atom Feed
Feed Location http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/rss
Feed Title US news | The Guardian
Feed Link https://www.theguardian.com/us-news
Feed Copyright Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2025
Reply 0 comments