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The Federal Emergency Management Agency and State of Alaska say scam artists may pose as government officials, aid workers, or employees of insurance agencies.

A collaboration between local organizations is collecting subsistence food donations to support storm-impacted families evacuated to Bethel or living in their home villages.

It wasn't in the budget, but Alaska Works Partnership managed to put together a construction workshop for Western Alaska disaster evacuees, who hope to use their new skills to rebuild after Typhoon Halong.

KYUK’s Sage Smiley spoke with Annie Rosenthal, a fellow with media outlet High Country News, about her recent reporting about the use of artificial intelligence for translations needed in disaster response, including its implications for tribal data sovereignty.

This Thanksgiving season there are dozens of new families in Bethel who’ve been displaced by ex-typhoon Halong. For evacuees, host families, and non-profit organizers, community gatherings are about the sense of togetherness that's served up alongside a plate of food.

A tribal organization has been delivering subsistence foods to displaced families in their hotel rooms.

Some work on critical infrastructure projects will continue, but the state’s focus will transition to supporting storm-impacted communities and evacuated residents through the winter, officials said.

Bethel Search and Rescue (BSAR) and the Kuskokwim Ice Road crew conducted the first aerial freeze-up survey of the season and have received a request from SEOC to extend this year’s ice road to provide flood relief.

Federal officials recently announced that households that lost food purchased with federal food assistance will be able to have some of it replaced.

Writer Don Rearden and artist Beth Hill hope their relief efforts will help keep coastal evacuees in Alaska's hearts and minds.