More than 30 people were rescued and three people remain unaccounted for in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and flooding strong enough to sweep away entire homes in coastal communities, authorities said.
Elsewhere in the U.S., severe weather killed a woman in New York City who was struck by a solar panel. Rescuers in the Phoenix area, meanwhile, searched for a man whose truck was swept away by floodwaters and crews in southern California prepared for potential mudslides in fire-ravaged areas.Rescuers Search for Survivors in Alaskan Villages
In Alaska, rescue aircraft were sent to the tiny villages of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, where there were reports of people possibly unaccounted for, said Jeremy Zidek, spokesperson for the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.“We have received reports that people’s homes have floated away and that people were potentially in those homes,” Zidek told The Associated Press.
