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Alaskan evacuees describe fleeing their storm-ravaged coastal communities: "We're all thankful that we're all alive"

Alaskan evacuees describe fleeing their storm-ravaged coastal communities: "We're all thankful that we're all alive"
nation10/17/2025

The remnants of Typhoon Halong brought record high water to low-lying Alaska Native communities last weekend and washed away homes, some with people inside.

The house rocked as though an earthquake had struck, and suddenly it was floating. Water seeped in through the front door, and waves smacked the big glass window. From the lone dry room where Alexie Stone and his brothers and children gathered, he co... [5597 chars]