Nearly all the homes in both towns were damaged and a tribal administrator said it was unsafe to stay.

Napakiak’s relocation coordinator said that basically every house in Napakiak and most businesses had water come into them when the remnants of Typhoon Halong hit the region. The city office and local clinic weren’t inundated, but still sustained damage.

As authorities end their large-scale search, volunteers and village public safety officers (VPSOs) vowed to keep looking for two Kwigillingok residents whose home floated away in the storm.

Half a dozen helicopter crews and other aircrafts have worked since the weekend to move people and supplies where they’re needed in the storm-battered Kuskokwim Delta.

On the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 14, the Bethel Search and Rescue building buzzed with volunteers and recent evacuees from some of the communities hit hardest by the remnants of Typhoon Halong.

Yute Commuter Service is accepting donations through Saturday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. at 627 Funny River Road in Soldotna, Alaska. The company asks that items be sorted and put in waterproof containers, like a trash bag.

The state is evacuating the vulnerable and trying to find safe shelter for all. “We're moving as fast as we can,” the incident commander said. “We know that folks are miserable.”

Amidst ongoing community-wide efforts to provide relief for those impacted by Typhoon Halong, community members in Bethel came together to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center on Monday, Oct. 13.