"Alaska Villages Begin Recovery as Flood Damage Forces Evacuations"

Kwigillingok, Alaska, faces recovery challenges after Typhoon Halong caused severe flood damage, displacing residents and highlighting the impact of climate change on vulnerable villages.

• After Typhoon Halongs remnants struck last month, Kwigillingok, Alaska, experienced devastating floods that uprooted homes and left one person dead while two others remain missing.
• Only seven residents chose to stay in Kwigillingok, Alaska, as the floodwaters destroyed much of the village and carried homes away, some with people still inside.
• The flooding in Kwigillingok, Alaska, raises concerns about climate change, permafrost melting, and erosion, which threaten the stability of Alaska Natives communities and their way of life.