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After Halong

After Halong

A series by Bethel-based photojournalist Katie Baldwin Basile in partnership with Northern Journal looking at the individual experiences of people impacted by the October 2025 storm.
  • Benjamin Kugtsun (right) gathers melting ice and snow from a pond near Kipnuk. His friend and cousin Burt Paul sits on his left with his dog. Paul and Kugtsun never left Kipnuk after ex-typhoon Halong and instead decided to stay and rebuild the village. May 8, 2026.
    Public Safety
    After Halong: The ones who stayed
    Katie Baldwin Basile
    Burt Paul and Benjamin Kugtsun, two of those who remained in Kipnuk, reflect on living through the October 2025 storm, their lifelong friendship, and the reasons they stayed behind in the first part in a series from Bethel-based photojournalist Katie Baldwin Basile.