In the late night hours of Oct. 11, the remnant of Typhoon Halong slammed Alaska's southwest coast, bringing hurricane-force winds and record flooding to numerous Alaska Native villages on the coast.

Evacuees and rescuers describe massive destruction: utility poles snapped in half, boardwalks — the roads and sidewalks in many tundra villages — uprooted, houses floated off their foundations, some with families still inside.

According to the state, more than a thousand people are displaced — some have no home to return to. One woman was found dead, and two of her family members remain missing. The state of Alaska's Emergency Operations Center is in its highest-possible level of emergency response. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has called for a federal disaster declaration for the region.

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