(WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency will deploy staff to Alaska as the state recovers from extreme flooding that has displaced thousands.
A series of powerful storms, including remnants of Typhoon Halong, caused widespread flooding throughout October. The damage is so extensive that more than 1,500 people evacuated won’t be able to return to their homes for up to 18 months, said Alaska Gov. Dunleavy in a letter to President Donald Trump requesting aid last week.
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PEMA will send two staff members to Alaska as part of efforts to help the state recover from the floods, the agency said Wednesday in a social media post. Several other states have also deployed resources.
“We’re proud of our team for always standing ready to help, whenever and wherever they are needed most,” the agency said.
The National Weather Service issued a Coastal Flood Watch for the Yukon Delta Coast to the Arctic coastline on Oct. 4 in response to strong coastal storms, Dunleavy said. Within days, it upgraded the watch to a Coastal Flood Warning as water levels reached six feet above normal levels.
Alaska’s most severe weather came on Oct. 8, pounding communities with storm surges and extreme wind reaching 100 miles per hour. The Alaska Air and Army National Guard, U.S. Coast Guard and Alaska State Troopers performed air rescues as homes floated into the sea.
Many of the areas are hundreds of miles from a road system.
Alaska storm damage so bad many evacuees won’t go home for at least 18 months, governor says
At least one person died and two more remained missing, the governor said in the letter.
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