Officials have identified more than 1,000 available hotel rooms plus additional rental options in Alaska's largest city for the hundreds of people displaced to Anchorage after the remnants of a typhoon ravaged their villages earlier this month.

Becky Windt Pearson, Anchorage's municipal manager, told a news conference Tuesday that leaders are working to expedite moving people from two large shelters in the city to more private accommodations in line with the aims of a state-led task force formed to address housing needs for evacuees.

More than 650 people were brought to Anchorage by military aircraft as part of a mass evacuation after the remnants of Typhoon Halong walloped parts of western Alaska on Oct. 11-12. The storm brought lashing — in some places, hurricane-force — winds and damaging storm surge. It brought widespread devastation to the Yup’ik communities of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, which saw record high water levels.

About 338 people stayed Monday night at the Anchorage shelters, according to the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The shelters are at a sports and events center on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus and a downtown convention hall.

Windt Pearson said It's possible more evacuees could come to Anchorage as people continue to assess their housing situations and needs.

State officials have acknowledged it may not be possible for everyone to return home before winter arrives.

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