JUNEAU (US), Oct 14: One person was dead and two were missing in western Alaska on Monday after the remnants of Typhoon Halong over the weekend brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges and floodwaters that swept some homes away, authorities said. More than 50 people had been rescued — some plucked from rooftops. Officials warned of a long road to recovery and a need for continued support for the hardest-hit communities with winter just around the corner. A US Coast Guard official, Capt. Christopher Culpepper, described the situation in the villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok as “absolute devastation.” Elsewhere in the US, severe weather killed a woman in New York City who was struck by a solar panel, and the Columbus Day Parade there also was cancelled. Rescuers in t

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