By Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — At least three people remain missing and dozens have been rescued after a strong storm system sent devastating flooding into Western Alaska communities including Kwigillingok and Kipnuk, the Alaska State Troopers said.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region over the weekend, causing record flooding in some communities, destroying homes and sending residents fleeing to safe shelter. The National Weather Service reported hurricane-force winds gusting as high as 100 mph.

Amid the storm’s fury Sunday morning, reports of occupied homes floating away surfaced on social media. State officials have said as many as eight homes were shoved off their foundations in Kipnuk.

At least 18 people

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