Hannah Flor, Alaska Public Media

A wide shot of the Alaska Airlines Center

Western Alaska evacuees begin moving from Anchorage shelters into hotels

Hannah Flor, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage

The state says it expects to move the roughly 300 people staying at the Alaska Airlines Center and Egan Center into hotel rooms by the end of the week.

Julia Stone, 54, from Kipnuk, Alaska, stands outside the Alaska Airline Center mass shelter in Anchorage, where she is staying after Typhoon Halong flooded her village.

Alaska State News

Evacuees in Anchorage say they’re feeling a mix of gratitude and grief

Hannah Flor, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage

Hundreds of people evacuated from Western Alaska after Typhoon Halong now face uncertain futures in Alaska’s largest city.

Cots line the floor at the Alaska Airlines Center on the campus of the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Public Safety

Anchorage prepares for up to 2,000 evacuees from Western Alaska

Hannah Flor, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage

Mayor Suzanne LaFrance says she expects many people will stay through the winter.